Anglophone media in Turkey historically has been a vehicle for trade and diplomacy. In recent years, however, it has been increasingly co-opted by domestic pro-government propaganda, following trends ...

A recent investigation into the social media account “Clash Report” illustrates the need for greater alertness among ...

Turkey's freedom of expression and press freedom has been making headlines in Germany for years. The non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders has ranked Turkey 159 out of 180 countries ...

New media cooperation agreement signed on Tuesday may well strengthen Turkish government propaganda in the Albanian media, experts warn. Albanian PM Edi Rama (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...

The report states that media freedom is structurally restricted by legal pressures, ownership concentration, and political control. This statement was originally published on bianet.org on 26 March ...

Erdŏgan has 15 days to sign the bill into law. The legislation enters into force six months after publication in the Official Gazette. The main opposition CHP criticised it as a political censorship ...

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said media freedom in Turkey has been misrepresented by western organizations due to the propaganda influences by media outlets supporting Turkish ...

As voters in Turkey prepare to head to the polls in May 14’s pivotal parliamentary and presidential elections, social media is playing a central role in shaping the debate. Turkey’s mainstream media, ...

"The media has not been a profitable sector for a long time. From now on, those who enter this field will do so to achieve the political and ideological goals," says Prof. Yeşil. The seizure by the ...

Anyone who advocates for justice in Turkey is faced with the state’s relentless crackdown on freedom. In the past few months alone, several pro-Kurdish elected mayors have been removed from their ...

The new Turkey report from the Our Media project, in which the IPS Communication Foundation/bianet is also a partner, shows that the media landscape is being reshaped by monopolized ownership, fragile ...