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Twenty people fired from pro-AKP think tank framing journalists

Twenty people fired from pro-AKP think tank framing journalists

The firings triggered resignations by several coordinators of the SETA.

Prosecutor’s Office Says SETA Report on Journalists within Freedom of Expression

Prosecutor’s Office Says SETA Report on Journalists within Freedom of Expression

Appealed by the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has given a ruling of non-prosecution for the SETA Foundation’s blacklisting report on journalists working in international media outlets.

SETA Report Denounced by Germany: Freedom of Thought and Press Trampled Upon

SETA Report Denounced by Germany: Freedom of Thought and Press Trampled Upon

Germany’s Minister of State for Culture and the Media Monika Grütters has denounced the SETA report on journalists: “Independence of journalistic work is massively jeopardized and freedom of thought and press are trampled upon."

21 International Organizations Condemn SETA Report on Journalists

21 International Organizations Condemn SETA Report on Journalists

21 international organizations have become signatories to a statement by the RSF, condemning the SETA report on journalists: “Such a witch-hunt is especially dangerous in the tension and political polarization currently characterizing Turkish society.”

Tax Immunity of SETA Foundation Blacklisting Journalists on Parliamentary Agenda

Tax Immunity of SETA Foundation Blacklisting Journalists on Parliamentary Agenda

CHP MP Utku Çakırözer has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the SETA report on journalists. “Is it the SETA’s duty to lay the groundwork for prospective investigations against journalists that it is exempt from taxes?”, he has asked.

Journalism Organizations Denounce SETA Report on Journalists

Journalism Organizations Denounce SETA Report on Journalists

Professional journalism organizations held a joint press conference to denounce the SETA report on journalists. “If anything happens to a single colleague of ours, the SETA is to blame for”, the organizations have stated.

Second Criminal Complaint Against SETA Report on Journalists

Second Criminal Complaint Against SETA Report on Journalists

The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) has filed a criminal complaint against the SETA report on journalists working in international media outlets on a series of charges including “inciting the public to enmity and hatred.”

How Do Pro-government Media Outlets See SETA Report on Journalists?

How Do Pro-government Media Outlets See SETA Report on Journalists?

While it is only the pro-government daily Sabah which reported on the “International Media Outlets’ Extensions in Turkey” report by the SETA in its printed edition, some journalists from pro-government circles have criticized the report.

SETA Report on Journalists to be Taken to Court, SETA Says It is a ‘Scientific Study’

SETA Report on Journalists to be Taken to Court, SETA Says It is a ‘Scientific Study’

Journalists' Union of Turkey and Media and Law Studies Association have announced that they will file a criminal complaint against the SETA report on journalists working in international media outlets. The Foundation has claimed, “It is a scientific study.”