CHP Eski\u015fehir Deputy Utku \u00c7ak\u0131r\u00f6zer announced the Freedom of the Press Report in October, in which violations of rights in the field of freedom of expression and press were identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nearly 50 journalists appeared in court in October<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CHP Eski\u015fehir Deputy Utku \u00c7ak\u0131r\u00f6zer announced the October data of the Press Freedom Report, which he regularly shares with the public every month. Claiming that journalists were prevented from performing their duties and even threatened with death, \u00c7ak\u0131r\u00f6zer said, \u201cIn October, nearly 50 journalists appeared before the judge. Countless journalists have been investigated for their articles and tweets. There were journalists who were sentenced to prison terms and sentenced to heavy compensation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Utku \u00c7ak\u0131r\u00f6zer announced the Freedom of the Press Report in October, in which violations of rights in the field of freedom of expression and press were identified. Stating that October passed with pressure and censorship in terms of freedom of the press, \u00c7ak\u0131r\u00f6zer said, \u201cPress freedom is indispensable for democracy, democracy for freedom of the press. Every month, journalists in Turkey are made more and more unable to perform their duties.\u201d \u00c7ak\u0131r\u00f6zer said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOctober has been a month with prohibitions, pressures and censorship regarding the public’s right to receive information and freedom of the press. In our October Freedom of the Press Report, we identified one by one how journalists are prevented from doing their jobs. Journalists are not even admitted to An\u0131tkabir anymore, they are prevented from doing street interviews because they say, \u00ab\u00a0You don’t have a press card.\u00a0\u00bb Journalists are blocked by police shields while trying to get footage. He even faces death threats. In October, nearly 50 journalists appeared before the judge. MORE\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n