We all have the right to know
P24 with Article 19 to train journalists on how to get access to what the public has a right to know
16.02.2015
The public has a legal right to know what their government is up to, and journalists have an obligation to pursue that right on citizens’ behalf.
Punto24 (Platform for Independent Journalism) and the UK based-Article 19 will be holding a seminar for Turkish journalists to help them investigate subjects of public concern by training them to gain access to information not readily available but which we all have a right to know.
As part of that programme, P24 has given grants to ten journalists to attend a seminar which will be given by both Turkish and international trainers. Applicants were selected after a competitive process.
Watch the Right to Know project video to see just what is at stake.
Journalists selected for the Right to Know project and their topics:
Arife Köse: Are there nuclear warheads in İncirlik Military Base and is it true that they’re going to be modernized in 2015?
Ayfer Çalıkıran: Facts and figures of people living rough on the streets in Turkey
Burcu Karakaş: Details of the interim village guard system
Elif İnce: Public contracts and transparency in construction, energy and mining industries in Turkey
Emre Can Dağlıoğlu: 1915 Deportation Records in the state archive
Murat Güreş: Details about urban renewal projects in Gaziantep
Murat Selenoğlu: Statistics on discretionary fund expenditures
Pelin Başaran Harrison: Budget, expenditures, service procurements and contracts made by the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Culture and Arts Coorperation
Tuğba Tekerek: Statistics on abortion practices in both state and private hospitals
Ürgen Tepe: Information about solid waste storage area in the Çiğli district of İzmir