The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and 19 press freedom, freedom of expression and human rights organizations call on Turkey’s broadcast regulator (RTÜK) to immediately stop fining broadcasters for their critical reporting. Journalists and broadcasters must be allowed to do their jobs of informing the public over critical issues and holding the government to account. Instead of upholding freedom of expression and media pluralism in the country, RTÜK is being weaponized by the governing parties to silence legitimate criticism and provide them with an unfair advantage in the May 2023 elections. This suppression of public debate is undermining the electoral process.
ANKARA (Reuters) - Mithat Kilisli and his five-month-old granddaughter Zehra spent two and a half days trapped in the rubble together after Turkey's earthquake before rescuers heard their cries.
Rescuers in Turkey pulled several more people alive from the rubble Monday, more than a week after a series of powerful earthquakes struck the region, bu