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<\/p>\nThe Committee to Protect Journalists Is Mistaken About Turkey<\/p>\n
by the Freedom for Journalists Platform of Turkey<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrk\u00e7e : https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/tr\/content\/2011\/12\/22\/gazetecilere-ozgurluk-platformu\/<\/p>\n
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According to the tally of the American Committee to Protect Journalists, there are only eight journalists in jail in Turkey. We, as members of the Freedom for Journalists Platform, comprised of 94 national and local media associations, would like to point out that this is a grave error, unless of course it is deliberate deception. We call on the CPJ to correct its mistake.<\/p>\n
The incarceration of a single journalist in a country should be seen as an indication of a serious threat directed at the freedom of expression and freedom of the press.<\/p>\n
An effort by an international media organization to manipulate numbers and thereby belittle the gravity of the situation in Turkey would cast a dark shadow on the universal struggle for freedom of the press.<\/p>\n
We, as the Freedom for Journalists Platform of Turkey, condemn your report claiming that only eight journalists are in jail because of their professional activities.<\/p>\n
Accepting your figure as the truth would mean agreeing with those who have charged the remaining 56 (in jail for long periods of time, even though the trials of many are yet to start) with terroristic activities. This would harm those journalists and influence the judicial process.<\/p>\n
We, the Freedom for Journalists Platform, oppose anti-democratic policies which destroy the foundations of freedom of thought and expression in Turkey and strengthen the climate of censorship in the media. We fail to comprehend how the CPJ puts itself in the place of a criminal court.<\/p>\n
There is one more thing we have failed to understand.<\/p>\n
Why has the CPJ refused to use for Turkish journalists the criteria it used in declaring that 42 journalists are in jail in Iran?<\/p>\n
We suggest the CPJ take a close look at the reports of the European Security and Cooperation Organization (OSCE) concerning the number of journalists in jail in Turkey.<\/p>\n
If the freedom of the press is threatened in one country, the threat applies to all countries.<\/p>\n
Our goal in issuing this statement is not only to correct a mistake, but also to send an invitation for greater solidarity among those struggling for press freedom.<\/p>\n
FREEDOM FOR JOURNALISTS PLATFORM<\/p>\n
Turkish Representative of Association of European Journalists<\/p>\n
Europe and Turkish Journalists Association<\/p>\n
International Press Institute (IPI) National Committee<\/p>\n
Press Council<\/p>\n
Association of Contemporary Journalists<\/p>\n
Association of Foreign Correspondents<\/p>\n
PEN Turkish PEN Center<\/p>\n
The Association of Education and Health Reporters<\/p>\n
Association of Economy Journalists<\/p>\n
Association of Economy Reporters<\/p>\n
Association of Newspapers Owners<\/p>\n
Association of the Journalists (Ankara)<\/p>\n
The Association of the Journalists Foundation<\/p>\n
The Union of the Press Broadcasting Communication Postal Workers<\/p>\n
The Association of Research of Communication<\/p>\n
The Association of \u0130zmir Journalists<\/p>\n
The Association of Culture Tourism Environment Journalists<\/p>\n
The Association of Parliament Reporters<\/p>\n
The Association of the Professional News Cameramen<\/p>\n
The Association of the Environment City Journalists<\/p>\n
The Association of Turkish Photo Reporters<\/p>\n
Turkish Journalists Association<\/p>\n
Turkish Federation of Journalists<\/p>\n
Turkish Journalists Union<\/p>\n
Turkish Sport Reporters Association.<\/p>\n
Turkish Publishers Union<\/p>\n
Turkish Union of the Writers<\/p>\n
The Ugur Mumcu Foundation of Investigative Reporting<\/p>\n
Ad\u0131yaman Journalists Association, Afyonkarahisar Journalists Association, Aksaray Journalists and Writers Association, Alanya Journalists Association, Anadolu Sport Journalists Association, Antakya Journalists Association, Antalya Journalists Association, Artvin Journalists Association, Ayd\u0131n Journalists Association, Bal\u0131kesir Journalists Association, Bart\u0131n Journalists Association, Batman Journalists and Publishers, Bayburt Journalists Association, Bolu Journalists Association, Burdur Journalists Association, Bursa Journalists Association, Reporters of Presidency and Priministry, \u00c7anakkale Journalists Association, \u00c7orum Journalists Association, \u00c7ukurova Journalists Association, Denizli Journalists Association, Do\u011fu Anadolu Journalists Association, D\u00fczce Journalists Association, Edirne Journalists Association, Eski\u015fehir Journalists Association, F\u0131rat Havzas\u0131 Journalists Association, Gaziantep Journalists Association, Giresun Journalists Association, G\u00fcneydo\u011fu Journalists Association, Isparta Journalists Association, \u0130skenderun Journalists Association, Karab\u00fck Journalists Association, Karaelmas Journalists Association, Karaman Journalists Association, Kars Kuzeydo\u011fu Journalists Association, Kastamonu Journalists Association, Kayseri Journalists Association; K\u0131r\u0131kkale M\u00fcstakil Journalists Association, K\u0131r\u015fehir Journalists Association, Kilis Journalists Association, Kocaeli Journalists Association, Konya Journalists Association, K\u00fctahya Journalists Association, Malatya Journalists Association, Manisa Journalists Association, Mersin Journalists Association, Mu\u011fla Journalists Association, Nev\u015fehir Journalists Association, Ni\u011fde Journalists Association, Ordu Journalists Association, Osmaniye Journalists Association, Radio and Television Journalists Association, Sakarya Journalists Association, Samsun 19 May\u0131s Journalists Association, Sinop Journalists Association, Sivas Journalists Association, \u015eanl\u0131urfa GAP Journalists Association, Tokat Journalists Association, Trabzon Journalists Association, Trakya Journalists Association, Tunceli Journalists Association, Turkish News Cameramen Association, U\u015fak Faal Journalists Association, Yalova Journalists Association, Yozgat Journalists Writers Association, Zonguldak Journalists Association<\/p>\n
Click here to read the statement in Turkish. Translation by Oray Egin.<\/p>\n
via Freedom for Journalists Platform of Turkey, “The Committee to Protect Journalists Is Mistaken About Turkey”.<\/p>\n
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