Mathias Depardon
Why does Macron have to speak with Erdoğan every 10 days?
In a recent interview with Le Point magazine, French President Emmanuel Macron rejected the reporter's description of him as a "new cool kid" on the global stage. After all, he joked, it is he who has to speak with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan every 10 days.
Media groups call for immediate release of French journalist arrested in Turkey
Media groups have appealed for the immediate release of a French freelance journalist arrested in the southeastern province of Şırnak on terror charges while reporting there.
Italian, French journos released; how about Turkish colleagues?
French photojournalist Mathias Depardon was freed and deported on June 9, after a month of captivity without any official charges. When he was stopped by the police on May 8, Depardon was taking pictures in the Hasankeyf district of the southeastern Anatolian province of Batman on an assignment for National Geographic.
French photojournalist Mathias Depardon deported from Turkey after month in detention
A French photojournalist detained in May by Turkish police while on assignment in the southeast has been deported, the French President's Office and activist group Reporters sans Frontieres said on June 9.
Mother visits French journalist held in Turkey
A French photojournalist who has been held in Turkey for a month saw his mother on June 8 for the first time since being detained in an "emotional" meeting near the Syrian border.
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French photojournalist held in Turkey ends hunger strike: Press freedom group
A French photojournalist detained by police in Turkey for nearly three weeks has ended a week-long hunger strike, press freedom body Reporters Without Borders (RSF) stated on May 27.
Photographer Mathias Depardon was detained on May 8 while working on a report in Hasankeyf in the southeastern Batman province for National Geographic magazine.
French journalist held in Turkey on hunger strike: Press freedom group
A Frenchjournalist held in Turkey for over two weeks has begun a hunger strike to protest his detention, press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on May 23.