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Dumanlı: Hope for Turkish press despite intense government pressure

Despite facing terrorism-related charges, the Editor-in-Chief of Turkey’s most-read daily newspaper Zaman says he takes heart from the public response to police raids on media outlets and his own detention. “When readers support their newspapers, when colleagues support each other, only then will journalism survive,” Ekrem Dumanlı told the World Editors Forum.

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Jake Evans

Date

2015-01-21 12:53

On Turkey's detention of Journalists: Zaman's Deniz Ergürel

Turkish journalists continue to be detained following weekend Government raids on media organisations across the country. Deniz Ergürel, technology journalist and Media R&D Director for Zaman, tells Angelique Lu about the arrests, and what they mean for press freedom in Turkey.   

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Angelique Lu

Date

2014-12-16 16:58

Journalists released, but Turkey's press freedom remains fragile

In the wake of intense global pressure, the Turkish government has released several of its imprisoned journalists in recent weeks. Among those freed is Füsun Erdoğan, arrested in 2006 and condemned to a life sentence + 300 years. Erdoğan was featured in WAN-IFRA’s “30 Days for Freedom” campaign, and her son spoke to WAN-IFRA’s Alexandra Waldhorn after his mother’s release.

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Douglas Grant

Date

2014-05-20 10:58

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