Foreign Media Association

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

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

Journalism is not a crime

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-bouk...

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-bouk...

RSF’s Erol Önderoğlu: “It is unacceptable that French journalist Raphaël Boukandoura faces risk of deportation after being taken into custody while reporting on protests in Sarıgazi, Istanbul. Boukandoura is not a protestor and cannot be treated as a criminal. This grave injustice must be reversed.”

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: 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.

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

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

Need a journalist to cover today's big opposition rally in Istanbul? FMA members are there.

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-...

"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."

#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.

Photo Credit: Yasin Akgül/AFP

#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

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:
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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.👇
https://buff.ly/4hWOYXM

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…

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:

📣 #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

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: 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 ...

#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...

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 ...

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...

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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