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🏳️⚧️ LGBTI+ activists gathered in İstanbul's Kadıköy for the Trans Pride March without prior announcement to circumvent the bans. Meanwhile, Taksim Square was left empty as thousands of police officers deployed in anticipation of the demonstration ended up guarding "nothing" bianet.org/haber/trans-...
How are digital platforms regulated in South East Europe — and what risks emerge in practice? A new @SEENPM_org study shows political constraints, weak implementation, limited institutional capacity. Read: tinyurl.com/2s9rs7jy #MediaFreedom #DigitalRights
🔴 Latest on the Israeli consulate attack in İstanbul: ● One assailant was killed and two others were captured. Two officers were lightly injured. ● Minister suggests ISIS was behind the attack. ● The consulate was largely vacant with no Israeli diplomats present. bianet.org/haber/gunfig...
📢 Future of Media research findings presentation The second cycle of our regional study on journalism trends in the Western Balkans and Turkey is now complete. Findings of the study will be presented at an online event on Mar 26. To register: tinyurl.com/seenpm #OurMedia
bianet Male Violence Monitoring Report: Man killed at least 299 women in Turkey in 2025, according to data compiled from media reports. bianet.org/haber/men-ki...
'Listen to this, this is how we killed your brother' Thirty years ago today, journalist Metin Göktepe, 28, was beaten to death by police officers while covering a story. In a 2021 interview with bianet, his sister Meryem Göktepe recounted the killing and its aftermath. bianet.org/haber/listen...
Breaking: Turkey issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israeli ministers over detention of Sumud Flotilla activists bianet.org/haber/turkey...
📰BİA Media Monitoring 3rd Quarterly Report: Prolonged detentions and judicial control tighten pressure on journalists "The politicized judiciary extends arbitrary detentions and judicial control measures, using them as tools of intimidation." 🔗 bianet.org/haber/prolon...
#OurMedia ❔Do you know about social engineering attacks and how to protect yourself from them? ✍️Take the quiz! 🔗 bianet.org/haber/how-me...
#OurMedia 🔒How to create a strong password? ⁉️Passwords are the keys to our digital lives! But do we really know how to create a strong one? 🔗Click the link to find out! 👉 bianet.org/haber/how-me...
#OurMedia ❔How much do you really know about digital security? ❔How safe are your online habits? ❔Do you think you're acting responsibly in the digital world? ✍️Take the quiz! 🔗https://bianet.org/haber/how-media-literate-are-you-300736
#OurMedia ❔How much do you really know about digital security? ❔How safe are your online habits? ❔Do you think you're acting responsibly in the digital world? ✍️Take the quiz! 🔗 bianet.org/haber/how-me...
#OurMedia ❔How safe are your online habits? ❔Do you think you're acting responsibly in the digital world? ❔How much do you really know about digital security? ✍️Take the quiz! 🔗 bianet.org/haber/how-me...
🔴 In the Western Balkans and Turkey, journalists face increasing pressures ranging from online harassment to physical attacks. More #OurMedia trends 👉 futureofmedia.seenpm.org/wp-content/u...
📉 The number of journalism students is on the decline across the Western Balkans and Turkey. More #OurMedia trends👉 futureofmedia.seenpm.org/wp-content/u...
Workers tamper with women students’ belongings at state-run dormitory in İstanbul Disturbed by workers’ unrestricted access during ongoing renovations, students said, “We’re afraid to leave our rooms at night.” 🗞️Beyza Köz bianet.org/haber/worker...
#OurMedia Digital Media Litracy - 7 Children in the age of artificial intelligence: How can they benefit from opportunities while being protected from risks? ✍️Esra Ercan-Bilgiç 🔗 bianet.org/yazi/childre...
#OurMedia 🔍 Do you think you act responsibly in the digital world? 🔍 How much do you really know about digital security? 🔍 Are your online habits as safe as you believe? ✍ Take the quiz now! 🔗 bianet.org/haber/how-me...
One of last green spaces in central Kadıköy put up for residential development Staging a protest, residents emphasized that there is no zoning plan in place for the area opened to development. 🗞️Tuğçe Yılmaz bianet.org/haber/one-of...
Digital Media Literacy - 6 Critical digital literacy: A key competency in combating hate speech and disinformation ✍️Öyküm Hüma Keskin bianet.org/yazi/critica...
Journalists face various forms of pressures, from online to legal harassment. Support exists, but it’s not enough to counter violations. More #OurMedia insights 👉 tinyurl.com/mtaafmu4
Journalists face various forms of pressures, from online to legal harassment. Support exists, but it’s not enough to counter violations. More #OurMedia insights 👉 tinyurl.com/mtaafmu4
📰Public funding for media in the Western Balkans and Turkey is substantial but without transparency, its democratization potential is lost. More #OurMedia trends 👉 tinyurl.com/mtaafmu4
📰Public funding for media in the Western Balkans and Turkey is substantial but without transparency, its democratization potential is lost. More #OurMedia trends 👉 tinyurl.com/mtaafmu4
📈Increasing complaints to regulatory bodies in the Western Balkans and Turkey suggest public awareness of media self-regulation and possibly more violations. More #OurMedia trends 👉 tinyurl.com/mtaafmu4
📈Increasing complaints to regulatory bodies in the Western Balkans and Turkey suggest public awareness of media self-regulation and possibly more violations. More #OurMedia trends 👉 tinyurl.com/mtaafmu4
🔴 In the Western Balkans and Turkey, journalists face growing pressures ranging from online harassment to physical attacks. More #OurMedia trends 👉 futureofmedia.seenpm.org/wp-content/u...
In the Western Balkans and Turkey, journalists face growing pressures ranging from online harassment to lawsuits. More #OurMedia trends 👉 futureofmedia.seenpm.org/wp-content/u...
📉 The number of journalism students is on the decline across the Western Balkans and Turkey. More #OurMedia trends 👉 futureofmedia.seenpm.org/wp-content/u...
#OurMedia Digital Media Literacy - 5 Transcending the boundaries of media: Appropriation of collective knowledge, transformation of labor and alternative futures ✍️Diyar Saraçoğlu 🔗 bianet.org/yazi/transce...