Journalist

Journalists should always adopt the stance of "first the public interest, then the institution's interest, then personal interest." The main function of journalism is to defend the interest of the entire society, the entire public. 

Turkey marked May 3 International Press Freedom Day amid growing concerns for the state of press freedom in the country.

According to the Turkish Journalists Association (TGC), there are currently some 159 journalists in Turkish prisons. 

Unfortunately, we are living in a world where journalism is not getting more difficult but more dangerous - to the extent that journalistic associations have launched an award journalists working under difficult circumstances.

In the best case, journalists uncover what others try to hide from the public. In many countries, the press is called the ‘Fourth Estate’ because it can keep those in power accountable and from abusing their position, be it economic or political. It’s easy to see why journalists are not held in high esteem in many countries, especially by those in power.

International press organizations have called for the release of jailed journalists in Turkey in a meeting they held at the Turkish Journalists' Association's (TGC) headquarters in Istanbul's Çağlayan district. 

At least 74 journalists have been killed around the world in 2016 while doing their job, Reporters Without Borders said on Dec. 19.

The press freedom group said that this figure had declined from 101 from 2015, but "this significant fall is due in part to the fact that more and more journalists are fleeing countries that have become too dangerous."

The number of journalists killed in the line of duty is on track to decline in 2016 from recent record levels, says the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Fewer journalists were targeted for murder and war became the deadliest beat, the organization found its annual analysis.

Turkey holds at least 81 journalists, fueling global high of 259.

Turkey's unprecedented crackdown on media brought the total number of jailed journalists worldwide to the highest number since the Committee to Protect Journalists began taking an annual census in 1990.

The year 2015 was one of the deadliest on record for journalists around the world, the International Press Institute (IPI) has said.

According to the annual round-up of Reporters Without Borders released on Tuesday, a total of 110 journalists were killed in connection with their work or for unclear reasons in the course of 2015.

At least 67 of these journalists were killed while reporting or because of their work, with the circumstances or motives behind the murder of the remaining 43 remaining unclear.