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FMA joins other media and #pressfreedom organizations in calling on the EU to reform visa policies that contribute to the professional isolation of Turkish journalists and hinder cross-border reporting on issues of shared importance.

Joint statement read in Ankara for journalists Arı and Uludağ: “Journalists are not enemies, this enemy law must be abandoned” Press professional organizations made a joint statement in Ankara against the arrest of İsmail Arı and Alican Uludağ. In the statement, it was emphasized that journalism is being criminalized and it was requested that detained journalists be released. In the statement of MLSA and 10 press professional organizations, it was said, “Journalists are not enemies. This enemy law must be abandoned. Respect must be shown to the news and to the reporter.” mlsaturkey.com/en/joint-state…

FMA stands with press freedom and freedom of speech organizations in calling for the release of journalist İsmail Arı. #GazetecilikSuçDeğildir

MLSA and press freedom groups call for release of journalist İsmail Arı The undersigned press freedom and freedom of expression organizations condemn in the strongest terms the detention of BirGün reporter İsmail Arı and call for his immediate and unconditional release. A free press is essential for a democratic society. mlsaturkey.com/en/press-freed…

MLSA report finds journalists are defendants in 72% of ‘censorship law’ cases, with trial process outweighing convictions 📌A new report by the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) shows that the majority of cases filed under Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code — widely known to the public as the “censorship law” — target journalists. 📌In the monitored cases, the vast majority of defendants were journalists and media workers; in more than 72% of the cases, journalists, reporters or other media employees appeared as defendants. 📌In the report, MLSA emphasizes that punishment under Article 217/A is not limited to convictions. In many cases, the trial process itself functions as a mechanism of punishment. Even when journalists are acquitted, months-long court proceedings, professional uncertainty and the risk of stigmatization can create lasting pressure on freedom of expression. mlsaturkey.com/en/mlsa-report…

Press freedom in #Turkey continued to deteriorate in 2025. Today, IPI & seven partner orgs publish the Turkey mission report following a visit to Ankara (Nov 24–26), documenting rising political pressure, judicial harassment and censorship. 👉 buff.ly/dzBxIhT

#Turkey: IPI strongly condemns detention of journalist @alicanuludag over his reporting. Using detention to silence journalists is an attack on press freedom and public’s right to know. Journalism is not a crime. He must be released immediately. 👉 buff.ly/zQW3JdH

FMA joins other journalism and #pressfreedom organizations in calling for the release of award-winning journalist @alicanuludag and an end to judicial harassment of journalists reporting on matters of public interest. #GazetecilikSuçDeğildir

FMA welcomes the news that journalist Raphael Boukandoura has been released from custody this evening following legal objections filed by @mlsaturkey. #pressfreedom #gazeteciliksuçdeğildir

📌 Journalist Raphaël Boukandoura released following MLSA’s objection French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura was detained on 19 January while covering a public press statement in Istanbul’s Sancaktepe district and was subsequently held under administrative detention at the Arnavutköy Removal Center. Following objections filed by MLSA’s Legal Unit against the administrative detention and deportation decision, Boukandoura has been released.

📌Foreign Media Association, Fransız gazeteci Raphaël Boukandoura’nın Türkiye’den sınır dışı edilme sürecine dair açıklama yayınladı Açıklamada, Boukandoura’nın derhal serbest bırakılması çağrısında bulunuldu.

The pending deportation from Turkey of French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura threatens to set a disturbing precedent for press freedom. Our full statement: fmaturkey.org/raphael-boukan…

The pending deportation from Turkey of French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura threatens to set a disturbing precedent for press freedom. Our full statement: fmaturkey.org/raphael-boukan…

#Turkey: IPI calls for immediate release of French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura, a permanently accredited journalist, who has been detained while covering a protest. Treating journalism as a crime and threatening deportation is unacceptable. ➡️ buff.ly/2rr0z4t

FMA joins other press and freedom of expression organisations in calling on Turkish authorities to remove a reported anti-LGBTQ+ provision from the 11th Judicial Package that would restrict and possibly criminalise media reporting on the community. #pressfreedom

IPI strongly condemns the fatal attack on journalist Hakan Tosun. We demand a thorough and transparent investigation to bring all perpetrators to justice. Read our statement: turkiye.ipi.media/ipi-denounces-…

FMA üyemiz gazeteci @neyranelden’in kendi evinde polis tarafından maruz bırakıldığı muameleyi öğrenmekten büyük üzüntü duymaktadır. Polis şiddeti asla kabul edilemez; yetkilileri bu meseleyi ciddiyetle ele almaya ve gereği gibi işlem yapmaya çağırıyoruz.

FMA is dismayed to learn about the treatment that our member journalist @neyranelden says she was subjected to by police in her own home. Police violence is never acceptable and we urge the authorities to take this matter seriously and deal with it appropriately.

Geçmiş olsun @evrenselgzt. FMA echoes IPI’s call for all attacks on the media to be fully investigated and prosecuted and #pressfreedom to be protected.

FMA condemns the killing last night of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza by the Israeli military and stands in solidarity with our Palestinian colleagues, at least 178 of whom have been killed by Israel since the conflict began. Journalists are #NotATarget.