Foreign Media Association
@fma-turkey.bsky.social
An independent association of media personnel working in Turkey for foreign media outlets (Yabancı Medya Derneği in Turkish).
https://fmaturkey.org/
https://fmaturkey.org/
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
#Turkey: A draft law, soon to be submitted to the Parliament, includes a provision to restrict and possibly criminalise the reporting on LGBTQ+ community. If enacted, journalists face up to three years imprisonment. We call for the withdrawal of this provision. @tgs.org.tr
Turkey: Journalists reporting LGBTQ+ issues risk criminalisation
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined the undersigned organisations in calling for the removal of the reported anti-LGBTQ+ provision from ...
europeanjournalists.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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
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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: buff.ly/q7TKzZX
Read our statement: buff.ly/q7TKzZX
October 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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: buff.ly/q7TKzZX
Read our statement: buff.ly/q7TKzZX
Geçmiş olsun @evrensel.net. FMA echoes IPI’s call for all attacks on the media to be fully investigated and prosecuted and #pressfreedom to be protected.
#Turkey: IPI strongly condemns armed attack on the İzmir bureau of @evrensel.net and calls on authorities to hold perpetrators accountable. This is a dangerous escalation in an already hostile climate for independent journalism in Turkey.
Read our statement: buff.ly/18P3RbX
Read our statement: buff.ly/18P3RbX
August 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Geçmiş olsun @evrensel.net. 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.
An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...
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August 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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.
FMA joins this call for Turkey to release journalist Fatih Altaylı and end the abuse of criminal law to silence critical political commentary. A free press must include the right to freedom of expression and critique political leaders without fear of reprisal. #pressfreedom
#Turkey: IPI and 9 other partner orgs condemn the arrest of journalist Fatih Altaylı over his political commentary and demand his immediate release. Weaponizing legislation to suppress criticism threatens press freedom.
Read our joint statement: buff.ly/6PJ3Vez
Read our joint statement: buff.ly/6PJ3Vez
June 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
FMA joins this call for Turkey to release journalist Fatih Altaylı and end the abuse of criminal law to silence critical political commentary. A free press must include the right to freedom of expression and critique political leaders without fear of reprisal. #pressfreedom
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An #Ankara court in #Turkey yesterday found #Swedish journalist #JoakimMedin guilty of "insulting" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and handed him a suspended prison sentence of 11 months and 20 days, @mlsaturkey.org reported. www.mlsaturkey.com/en/swedish-j...
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin given deferred sentence in Erdoğan insult case, remains jailed in separate terrorism-related case
Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) | Medya ve Hukuk Çalışmaları Derneği
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May 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
An #Ankara court in #Turkey yesterday found #Swedish journalist #JoakimMedin guilty of "insulting" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and handed him a suspended prison sentence of 11 months and 20 days, @mlsaturkey.org reported. www.mlsaturkey.com/en/swedish-j...
Well-known investigative journalists Timur Soykan & Murat Ağırel were detained this morning in Turkey after a complaint by suspects in a money laundering case. Their homes were searched & their digital devices confiscated. FMA calls for their release because #JournalismIsNotACrime
April 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Well-known investigative journalists Timur Soykan & Murat Ağırel were detained this morning in Turkey after a complaint by suspects in a money laundering case. Their homes were searched & their digital devices confiscated. FMA calls for their release because #JournalismIsNotACrime
Need a journalist to cover today's big opposition rally in Istanbul? FMA members are there.
As protests build in Istanbul and elsewhere in Turkey in support of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, FMA members are covering all the latest news. Find freelance journalists, fixers, producers, camera operators, and translators from our membership for hire here:
fmaturkey.org/media-freela...
fmaturkey.org/media-freela...
Media Freelancers for Hire in Turkey – Foreign Media Association Turkey
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March 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Need a journalist to cover today's big opposition rally in Istanbul? FMA members are there.
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Statement from our association: "FMA joins international media freedom groups in calling for an end to the crackdown on media in #Turkey, which has incl. police violence, home raids, detentions, & censorship measures that restrict access to news that is in the public interest."
FMA calls for the release of all journalists detained or arrested for covering ongoing protests in Turkey and an end to these acts of intimidation against a free press. Full statement: fmaturkey.org/journalists-...
March 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Statement from our association: "FMA joins international media freedom groups in calling for an end to the crackdown on media in #Turkey, which has incl. police violence, home raids, detentions, & censorship measures that restrict access to news that is in the public interest."
FMA calls for the release of all journalists detained or arrested for covering ongoing protests in Turkey and an end to these acts of intimidation against a free press. Full statement: fmaturkey.org/journalists-...
March 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
FMA calls for the release of all journalists detained or arrested for covering ongoing protests in Turkey and an end to these acts of intimidation against a free press. Full statement: fmaturkey.org/journalists-...
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"The Turkish authorities deported BBC News correspondent Mark Lowen from Istanbul, having taken him from his hotel the previous day and detained him for 17 hours. Mark Lowen was in Turkey to report on the recent protests. He has been told he was deported for ‘being a threat to public order."
BBC statement on detention and deportation of Mark Lowen
BBC statement on detention and deportation of Mark Lowen
www.bbc.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"The Turkish authorities deported BBC News correspondent Mark Lowen from Istanbul, having taken him from his hotel the previous day and detained him for 17 hours. Mark Lowen was in Turkey to report on the recent protests. He has been told he was deported for ‘being a threat to public order."
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#Turkey: We welcome the release of AFP photojournalist Yasin Akgül, freelance photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, and reporter Zeynep Kuray following a court decision this morning and @mlsaturkey.org's legal appeal. The other journalists are still in pre-trial detention. We call again for their release.
#Turkey: We condemn in the strongest terms the latest assault on 🇹🇷 media, as journalists are being detained and beaten up for covering the protests. We stand by 🇹🇷 journalists, who are going through another dark time after years of repression and struggle for democracy. Journalism is not a crime.
Turkey: Police detained at least 11 journalists in dawn raids as crackdown escalates
At least eleven journalists were detained in dawn raids in different cities by Turkish police on 24 March 2025. The European and International Federation ...
europeanjournalists.org
March 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
#Turkey: We welcome the release of AFP photojournalist Yasin Akgül, freelance photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, and reporter Zeynep Kuray following a court decision this morning and @mlsaturkey.org's legal appeal. The other journalists are still in pre-trial detention. We call again for their release.
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#Turkey: Journalists attacked by police & detained after formal charging of Istanbul Mayor. IPI condemns Turkish govt's systematic efforts to obstruct journalists' work & restrict public access to information of huge public interest.
👉Read our statement: buff.ly/dRknKk2
👉Read our statement: buff.ly/dRknKk2
March 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
#Turkey: Journalists attacked by police & detained after formal charging of Istanbul Mayor. IPI condemns Turkish govt's systematic efforts to obstruct journalists' work & restrict public access to information of huge public interest.
👉Read our statement: buff.ly/dRknKk2
👉Read our statement: buff.ly/dRknKk2
Seven journalists who have been covering the ongoing protests in Turkey were arrested today on charges of 'violating the law on meetings & demonstrations'. FMA stands with our colleagues & joins the call for all arrested & detained journalists to be released. #pressfreedom tgc.org.tr/18-slider/4920
TGC, TGS, TÜRKYAYBİR, TYS, PEN Türkiye iktidara çağrı yaptı
Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti
tgc.org.tr
March 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Seven journalists who have been covering the ongoing protests in Turkey were arrested today on charges of 'violating the law on meetings & demonstrations'. FMA stands with our colleagues & joins the call for all arrested & detained journalists to be released. #pressfreedom tgc.org.tr/18-slider/4920
As protests build in Istanbul and elsewhere in Turkey in support of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, FMA members are covering all the latest news. Find freelance journalists, fixers, producers, camera operators, and translators from our membership for hire here:
fmaturkey.org/media-freela...
fmaturkey.org/media-freela...
Media Freelancers for Hire in Turkey – Foreign Media Association Turkey
fmaturkey.org
March 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
As protests build in Istanbul and elsewhere in Turkey in support of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, FMA members are covering all the latest news. Find freelance journalists, fixers, producers, camera operators, and translators from our membership for hire here:
fmaturkey.org/media-freela...
fmaturkey.org/media-freela...
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#Turkey: IPI joins @mlsaturkey.org & 13 other orgs to call for immediate release of journalists @yildiztar.bsky.social , Elif Akgül, Ercüment Akdeniz & Ender İmrek, detained on Feb 18. Their lawyers were denied access, investigation is under a confidentiality order.👇
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https://buff.ly/4hWOYXM
February 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#Turkey: IPI joins @mlsaturkey.org & 13 other orgs to call for immediate release of journalists @yildiztar.bsky.social , Elif Akgül, Ercüment Akdeniz & Ender İmrek, detained on Feb 18. Their lawyers were denied access, investigation is under a confidentiality order.👇
https://buff.ly/4hWOYXM
https://buff.ly/4hWOYXM
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IPI joins partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (#MFRR) in publishing its annual monitoring report which documents 1548 attacks on journalists & threats to #pressfreedom in EU Member States & Candidate Countries across 2024. Dig into the data here:
New MFRR report details press freedom threats across Europe
The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins its partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in publishing its annual monitoring report which documents 1548 different attacks on…
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February 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
IPI joins partners in the Media Freedom Rapid Response (#MFRR) in publishing its annual monitoring report which documents 1548 attacks on journalists & threats to #pressfreedom in EU Member States & Candidate Countries across 2024. Dig into the data here:
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📣 #Turkey: IPI’s #January factsheet reveals alarming stats:
🔴 At least 9 journalists arrested
🔴 26 journalists in jail
🔴 11 alerts impacting 45 journalists, media workers or outlets
🔴At least 90 journalists stood trial
Read more: https://buff.ly/4gLjva9
🔴 At least 9 journalists arrested
🔴 26 journalists in jail
🔴 11 alerts impacting 45 journalists, media workers or outlets
🔴At least 90 journalists stood trial
Read more: https://buff.ly/4gLjva9
February 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📣 #Turkey: IPI’s #January factsheet reveals alarming stats:
🔴 At least 9 journalists arrested
🔴 26 journalists in jail
🔴 11 alerts impacting 45 journalists, media workers or outlets
🔴At least 90 journalists stood trial
Read more: https://buff.ly/4gLjva9
🔴 At least 9 journalists arrested
🔴 26 journalists in jail
🔴 11 alerts impacting 45 journalists, media workers or outlets
🔴At least 90 journalists stood trial
Read more: https://buff.ly/4gLjva9
FMA joins @globalfreemedia.bsky.social and dozens of other groups calling for action as press freedom violations surge in Turkey: In January 2025 alone, at least 9 journalists were arrested, 6 sentenced to prison, 5 detained, and 23 investigated. freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/ipi-and-part...
February 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
FMA joins @globalfreemedia.bsky.social and dozens of other groups calling for action as press freedom violations surge in Turkey: In January 2025 alone, at least 9 journalists were arrested, 6 sentenced to prison, 5 detained, and 23 investigated. freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/ipi-and-part...
FMA joins dozens of journalism and rights organizations in calling on the EU @ec.europa.eu to take a strong stance against the proposed "agent of influence" legislation in Turkey, which poses a serious threat to #PressFreedom, freedom of expression, and the public's right to information.
#Turkey: We call on @ec.europa.eu to act decisively by urging the withdrawal of the 'agent of influence' bill, which is expected to be reintroduced by the end of the year. Such legislation could be weaponised to silence dissent, treating govt critics as spies. europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/12...
Turkey: MFRR open letter urges EU to act against threat to freedoms in proposed “agent of influence” bill
The proposed “agent of influence” bill under consideration by the Turkish Parliament poses a serious threat to fundamental freedoms, including ...
europeanjournalists.org
December 10, 2024 at 11:22 AM
FMA joins dozens of journalism and rights organizations in calling on the EU @ec.europa.eu to take a strong stance against the proposed "agent of influence" legislation in Turkey, which poses a serious threat to #PressFreedom, freedom of expression, and the public's right to information.
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#Turkey: We call on @ec.europa.eu to act decisively by urging the withdrawal of the 'agent of influence' bill, which is expected to be reintroduced by the end of the year. Such legislation could be weaponised to silence dissent, treating govt critics as spies. europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/12...
Turkey: MFRR open letter urges EU to act against threat to freedoms in proposed “agent of influence” bill
The proposed “agent of influence” bill under consideration by the Turkish Parliament poses a serious threat to fundamental freedoms, including ...
europeanjournalists.org
December 10, 2024 at 10:51 AM
#Turkey: We call on @ec.europa.eu to act decisively by urging the withdrawal of the 'agent of influence' bill, which is expected to be reintroduced by the end of the year. Such legislation could be weaponised to silence dissent, treating govt critics as spies. europeanjournalists.org/blog/2024/12...
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Press Freedom Mission urges Turkey to immediately withdraw law labeling critics as spies -
‘Agents of influence’ bill would brand government opponents as engaging in espionage freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/press-freedo...
‘Agents of influence’ bill would brand government opponents as engaging in espionage freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/press-freedo...
Press Freedom Mission urges Turkey to immediately withdraw law labeling critics as spies
Media freedom groups today called on Turkey’s government to fully withdraw the amendments to the espionage act currently before parliament. The proposed bill would enable judges to increase sentences ...
freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media
November 20, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Press Freedom Mission urges Turkey to immediately withdraw law labeling critics as spies -
‘Agents of influence’ bill would brand government opponents as engaging in espionage freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/press-freedo...
‘Agents of influence’ bill would brand government opponents as engaging in espionage freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/press-freedo...
Want to follow news from Turkey? Or hire someone to report it? Check out our starter pack of FMA members - media professionals from many countries covering Turkey and the region for international outlets. More names coming soon! go.bsky.app/5zifXta
November 19, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Want to follow news from Turkey? Or hire someone to report it? Check out our starter pack of FMA members - media professionals from many countries covering Turkey and the region for international outlets. More names coming soon! go.bsky.app/5zifXta
FMA is an independent association of media personnel working in Turkey for foreign media outlets. We were founded in 2018 by journalists, for journalists. For more information on what we do and who can join, check out our website: fmaturkey.org
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
FMA is an independent association of media personnel working in Turkey for foreign media outlets. We were founded in 2018 by journalists, for journalists. For more information on what we do and who can join, check out our website: fmaturkey.org