CHP Eskişehir MP Utku Çakırözer shared the press freedom report for the first 6 months of 2025 with the public. According to the report, 70 journalists were detained and 34 were arrested between January and June. Journalists appeared before judges 380 times, 30 journalists were threatened and attacked. RTÜK imposed a total of 49 sanctions on opposition media outlets.
Sözcü TV and Halk TV were given 10-day broadcasting suspensions, while many journalists were investigated or subjected to judicial control measures. Many journalists covering the protests were detained, some were beaten, denied admission to universities or sentenced to house arrest.
Hundreds of accounts on social media platforms were blocked. Bluesky, X, YouTube and various news websites were censored. Individual applications were made to the Constitutional Court regarding the access bans.
Çakırözer said, “AKP is imposing an era of tyranny. We will fight for freedom of the press.”
July 7, 2025
Evrensel