Turkey’s Media Under Siege: IPI Expert Panel and Solidarity Event

Discussion in Vienna on press freedom and the rule of law in Turkey ahead of constitutional referendum.

The International Press Institute (IPI) and Presseclub Concordia  invite interested members of the public to a panel discussion and networking event in Vienna with leading lawyers, academics and journalists from Turkey, including:

• Fikret İlkiz, celebrated media lawyer, former editor-in-chief, Cumhuriyet; former president, Turkish Penal Law Association
• Ceyda Karan, columnist, Cumhuriyet and IPI member
• Yaman Akdeniz, professor, Human Rights Law Research Center, Istanbul Bilgi University
• Zeynep Erdim, journalist, BBC World Turkey
• Fehim Işık, journalist, Evrensel