New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan explores the reasons for the recent dismissal of the paper’s executive editor Jill Abramson.

The absence of press freedom in Turkey no longer raises editorial eyebrows abroad

Here is how the war for digital privacy and free speech is being waged by Turkey, Iran and China.
And why they have not been winning.

Describes organisation as bastion against the “renewed onslaught” on Turkish press freedoms

Says “report only covers 2013,” implying next year will be even worse

Ahmet Altan, former editor of Taraf newspaper, delivers first in annual series, asking “What are journalists for?”

The US-based NGO says “Press freedom hit decade low” and cites the decline in Turkey as one of the reasons

Reporters Without Borders published a list of profiles of “100 information heroes” for World Press Freedom Day (3 May)

Slow death or heroic intervention? asks Yavuz Baydar

Kenneth Roth, HRW’s executive director: The winners of the Pulitzer Prize would be subject to prosecution under this law in Turkey

An international jury of media professionals has named Turkish journalist Ahmet Şik the winner of the 2014 UNESCO Prize

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Open letter calls on Turkey to comply with law and treaties

ISPs could potentially send users to places that have misinformation and propaganda at the behest of the Turkish government.

UNESCO’s new report is an essential read for anyone interested in contemporary media environment

PM Erdoğan tightens grip with Youtube ban to silence a scandal

Nobel laureates Grass, Pamuk, Jelinek as well as Ahmet Altan, Elif Şafak, Can Dündar and others join PEN in calling for greater freedom of expression

But in Kayseri, Turkey’s conservatives are quarrelling with themselves