Author: Serdar Imren

Serdar Imren is a distinguished journalist with an extensive background as a News Director for major Turkish media outlets. His work has consistently focused on upholding the core principles of journalistic integrity: accuracy, impartiality, and a commitment to the truth. In response to the growing restrictions on press freedom in Turkey, he established News Journos to create a platform for independent and critical journalism. His reporting and analysis cover Turkish politics, human rights, and the challenges facing a free press in an increasingly authoritarian environment.

When President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cited Hitler’s Germany as a model for an effective presidential system, his office was quick to claim the media had “distorted” his words. Yet, for the editor-in-chief of the country’s most influential newspaper, Hürriyet, simply reporting on the President’s controversial statements was enough to face a potential five-year prison sentence for “insult.” In Erdoğan’s Turkey, the assault on free speech has moved far beyond a “worrying” trend; it has become a systematic and ruthless campaign to crush all forms of opposition. The judiciary, once a pillar of the republic, now operates as a weapon of…

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