The online capacity development program entitled “Kafkaesque Censorship in a Digital Cage: The Past, Present, and Future of the Internet in Türkiye” was conducted for young legal professionals (young lawyers, interns, law students) on November 3-4, 2025.
The capacity development programs entitled “Standards and Procedural Obligations in Freedom of Expression Related Cases” were held in Istanbul (October 11–12) and Adana (October 25–26), bringing together legal professionals, students, and staff from civil society and media organizations involved in litigation.
In a joint open letter, the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD), Human Rights Watch and ARTICLE 19 called on social media companies to resist government censorship in Türkiye and to uphold freedom of expression in line with international human rights law.
The capacity development program “Freedom of Expression Under the Grip of Censorship: The Past, Present, and Future of the Internet in Türkiye” took place on 21 December 2024 with the participation of young lawyers (young lawyers, interns, law students).
Capacity development programs were held in November and December 2024 for young lawyers, civil society members, and media professionals in Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, and İstanbul.
In a joint statement, Human Rights Watch and the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) stated that the Turkish authorities’ arbitrary decision to impose a blanket ban on access to Instagram on August 2, 2024, violates the rights to freedom of expression and access to information for millions of users.
The Right NOT to be Forgotten on the Internet: Freedom of Expression Assessment of the Application of the Turkish Right to be Forgotten Measures under Law No. 5651 report has been released.
