Turkey

İsmail Arı
İsmail Arı is a reporter for the Turkish daily BirGün. The Istanbul-based journalist has faced legal challenges over his journalism and in 2022 was issued a deferred prison sentence related to his reporting.

Turkey: İsmail Arı

Turkey Press Freedom at a Glance

165 out of 180 countries

– RSF 2023 World Press Freedom Index

40 Journalists in prison

– CPJ Prison Census 2022

Not Free

– 2023 Freedom House Freedom in the World Ranking

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CONTRIBUTOR: VOA Turkish service