Foreign Media Association TR

Yabancı Medya Derneği TR - FMA is independent & aims to offer a support network, providing both solidarity and concrete guidance to help members since Dec 2018.

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

FMA joins other media and #pressfreedom groups in calling for the immediate release of BirGün journalist @ismailari_ who has been jailed for more than two months under Turkey's "disinformation law" in connection with his investigative journalism. https://t.co/fbZgv5sW6s

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

FMA joins #pressfreedom groups and other journalist orgs in condemning the intensifying use of Turkey's "disinformation law" to arrest, detain, and prosecute journalists. A free and independent press is itself the most durable safeguard against the spread of false information.

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

#Turkey: From İsmail Arı to Alican Uludağ, journalists are being imprisoned under the vague disinformation law.

IPI and 24 partner orgs condemn this escalating crackdown. Journalism is not a crime. The disinformation law must be repealed.

👉 https://t.co/s5PijwzUbk

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

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.

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

#Turkey: IPI, together with the undersigned @MediaFreedomEU partners and other orgs, calls on the EU to reform visa policies that obstruct Turkish journalists’ mobility and undermine press freedom.

Read our joint statement: https://t.co/3OaM9LuL9h

[MLSA @mlsaturkey]

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.”

https://t.co/0yGDNEgP1j

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

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

[MLSA @mlsaturkey]

MLSA ve basın örgütlerinden açıklama: Gazeteci İsmail Arı serbest bırakılsın

Açıklamada imzası bulunan basın ve ifade özgürlüğü örgütleri olarak BirGün gazetesi muhabiri İsmail Arı'nın tutuklanmasını kınıyor; gazetecinin derhal ve koşulsuz serbest bırakılmasını talep ediyoruz.

Demokratik bir toplum için özgür basın şarttır.

https://t.co/Pf5mO7RDwc

[MLSA @mlsaturkey]

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.

https://t.co/p3xZrqi4NT

[MLSA @mlsaturkey]

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.

https://t.co/6ndJP8uDQq

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

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.

👉 https://t.co/x08irSHjnC

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

#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.

👉 https://t.co/JCzjOhNxfD

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

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

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

#Turkey: IPI and 13 partner orgs demand the immediate release of investigative journalist @alicanuludag, who was arrested today on charges of "insulting the president" over his reporting and social media posts.

#JournalismIsNOTaCrime

Read the statement: https://t.co/JC87rfJpum

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

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

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

The pending deportation from Turkey of French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura threatens to set a disturbing precedent for press freedom. Our full statement: https://t.co/p5V5zPPfLB

[MLSA @mlsaturkey]

📌 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.

[MLSA @mlsaturkey]

📌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.

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

The pending deportation from Turkey of French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura threatens to set a disturbing precedent for press freedom. Our full statement: https://t.co/p5V5zPPfLB

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

The pending deportation from Turkey of French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura threatens to set a disturbing precedent for press freedom. Our full statement: https://t.co/p5V5zPPfLB

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

#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.

➡️ https://t.co/YeVWax0FpH

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

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

[MLSA @mlsaturkey]

📌 Journalists reporting on LGBTQ+ issues risk criminalisation: Withdraw the proposed law!

MLSA and sixteen other press and freedom of expression organisations urge lawmakers to remove the anti-LGBTQ+ clause from the 11th Judicial Package.

➡️ https://t.co/NlmdbuITEe

@DFGDernegi @ECPMF @globalfreemedia @cgdgenelmerkez @TGS_org_tr @EFJEUROPE @OBCT @IFJGlobal @pressfreedom @pen_int @FMA_Turkey @PEN_Norway @BIRN_Network @diskbasinis

[IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @globalfreemedia]

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: https://t.co/aDbnPeVeEJ

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

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.

[Neyran Elden @neyranelden]

Dün akşam inanmakta hala güçlük çektiğimiz kan dondurucu bir olay yaşandı. Evimize polis geldi. Beni ve eşimi darp ettiler. Bana kelepçe taktılar ve evin içine zorla girerek benim gözüme biber gazı sıktılar. Hiçbir hukuki dayanakları yoktu. Detayları anlatıyorum.

[Foreign Media Association TR @fma_tr]

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.

[Neyran Elden @neyranelden]

Dün akşam inanmakta hala güçlük çektiğimiz kan dondurucu bir olay yaşandı. Evimize polis geldi. Beni ve eşimi darp ettiler. Bana kelepçe taktılar ve evin içine zorla girerek benim gözüme biber gazı sıktılar. Hiçbir hukuki dayanakları yoktu. Detayları anlatıyorum.