Press Freedom in TurkeyAgainst the Criminalization of Journalism
Despite some reforms and ongoing negotiations for EU membership, Turkey's ranking in the Reporters without Borders Press Freedom Index remains strikingly low. Qantara's Fatma Kayabal spoke to the organization's correspondent in Turkey in Istanbul
Turkey ranks 148 of 179 states in the RSF Press Freedom Index. Why?
Erol Önderoğlu: First of all I want to say that this is not a new situation. Turkey has for a long time had a low ranking, but what is new is that violations of press freedom are now taking place in a different form.
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