44 journalists jailed in Turkey
Many journalists in Turkey are being persecuted and kept in jail all over the country. Journalism is not a crime. Free them all. NAME-SURNAME…
Disinformation Law: Withdraw this bill or it will aggravate censorship
As seven leading journalism organizations in Turkey, we are concerned that a bill on disinformation could lead to one of the heaviest censorship and self-censorship…
BBC journalists in Turkey won after historic strike
We are ending the strike we started with our members’ decision on 14 January 2022, following a one-year agreement with the BBC reached through a…
BBC journalists in Turkey go on strike
Journalists at the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Istanbul bureau launched a strike on Jan. 14, citing the injustice by the London-based international media organization’s management…
TGS has hanged a decision to strike at the Istanbul office of the BBC
Turkey’s Journalists’ Union (TGS) has hanged a decision to strike at the Istanbul office of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Talks for a collective labor…
Halk TV must respect the unionization rights of its employees
Since its foundation in 1952, The Journalists’ Union Of Turkey has been a labor syndicate fighting for journalists’ economic, social, and editorial independence. As a…
Union warns of strike at AFP as talks for collective agreement stall
Turkey’s Journalists’ Union (TGS) has hanged a decision to strike at the Istanbul office of Agence France-Press (AFP), a global news agency. The three-month talks for…
Concern over proposals to introduce new regulation of ‘foreign-funded’ news
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and undersigned partner organisations are concerned about and condemn recent statements by Turkish President Erdoğan and other government officials…
TGS makes a splash with Press Freedom Day campaign
Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) marked World Press Freedom Day with a resounding awareness campaign that reached millions of people through online and offline media…
TGS Press Freedom Report (2020-2021)
Violations of journalists’ human rights, restrictions on reporting and oppression of media outlets in Turkey continue. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to speak of progress on May…