{"id":47731,"date":"2025-06-20T19:29:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=47731"},"modified":"2025-06-20T19:31:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T19:31:21","slug":"journalists-facing-terrorism-charges-in-turkiye-reporters-without-borders-express-concern-on-press-persecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/journalists-facing-terrorism-charges-in-turkiye-reporters-without-borders-express-concern-on-press-persecution\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists Facing Terrorism Charges in Turkiye ! Reporters without Borders Express Concern on Press Persecution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47733\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Turkiye-Press-Freedom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Turkiye-Press-Freedom.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Turkiye-Press-Freedom-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>ISLAMABAD: 20 June 2025 &#8211; What drives us most is making sure the voices being silenced are heard. Here is the voice of Erol \u00d6nderoglu, our colleague and RSF representative in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/strong> A dedicated member of our organisation since February 1996, he has been threatened with imprisonment by the Turkish government for over nine years.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2016, Erol \u00d6nderoglu and around 50 other prominent figures took turns acting as symbolic editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper <em>\u00d6zg\u00fcr G\u00fcndem<\/em> (\u201cFree Agenda\u201d), which was being persecuted by the Turkish authorities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles published during this support campaign are now being used to prosecute Erol and his two co-defendants for \u201cterrorist propaganda\u201d, \u201cpraising a crime or criminal\u201d and \u201ccondoning a crime\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These charges carry a maximum sentence of 14 years and 6 months in prison under Anti-Terrorism Law No. 3713 and the Turkish Penal Code.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9tj3AyArFg\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/sudan-crisis-reporters-without-borders-makes-international-call-to-save-the-journalists-who-are-reporting-what-is-happening-there\/\">SUDAN CRISIS : Reporters without Borders Makes International Call to Save the Journalists Who are Reporting What is Happening There<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;SUDAN CRISIS : Reporters without Borders Makes International Call to Save the Journalists Who are Reporting What is Happening There&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/sudan-crisis-reporters-without-borders-makes-international-call-to-save-the-journalists-who-are-reporting-what-is-happening-there\/embed\/#?secret=cIpWTy2K4S#?secret=9tj3AyArFg\" data-secret=\"9tj3AyArFg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although they were acquitted on 17 July 2019 after three years of legal proceedings, the Istanbul Court of Appeals overturned the ruling on 3 November 2020.<\/p>\n<p>On 29 April 2025, Erol appeared before the Turkish courts for the 24th time. His trial will resume on 9 September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An unwavering defender of press freedom, Erol has received numerous international awards.<\/strong> His detailed, trustworthy reporting has made him one of the most respected voices on T\u00fcrkiye worldwide.<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_-7298596899858083552dataBlockId-358\" class=\"m_-7298596899858083552mceText\">\n<p><strong>Erol still needs your support today to maintain hope that he will one day be acquitted of these unjust charges, as the threat of years behind bars continues hanging over his head.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Turkey is ranked 159th in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, and authoritarianism is gaining ground in the country as media pluralism is being challenged more than ever.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bRvKiP5X3M\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-may-2025\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 May 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 May 2025&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-may-2025\/embed\/#?secret=CHDcVAzdBn#?secret=bRvKiP5X3M\" data-secret=\"bRvKiP5X3M\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: 20 June 2025 &#8211; What drives us most is making sure the voices being silenced are heard. Here is the voice of Erol \u00d6nderoglu, our colleague and RSF representative in T\u00fcrkiye. A dedicated member of our organisation since February 1996, he has been threatened with imprisonment by the Turkish government for over nine years. 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