The “Media Monitoring Report” by the Journalists’ Association of Turkey has revealed that the levels of media censorship are rapidly increasing in Turkey. As a matter of fact, 83 journalists are currently held in prisons and 245 journalists are on trial.
The report states that the new law on digital rights introduced by the Turkish government last year has made it easier for the state to censor journalists and suppress free speech.
Online platforms in particular have been experiencing the most censorship since the law has been made effective. “AKP and MHP representatives who have the majority on the Supreme Board of Radio and Television, RTUK, use the existing regulations as an arbitrary punishment tool,” the report says.
The AKP, MHP, the Nationalist Movement Party, and the Justice and Development Party are a coalition ruling Turkey. RTUK is the state appointed agency that is responsible for monitoring and regulating the content published on both radio and television channels. The agency has already issued nearly 100 penalties on independent media between July and September alone.
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