111 Media Workers Suffer From Police Intervention in 40 Days

Fotoğraf Vakfı (Photography Foundation) updated its recent report on various media representatives (journalists to documentary photographers) suffering from police intervention during Gezi Resistance across Turkey between May 31 and July 8. According to the updated report, at least 111 journalists and documentary photographers suffered from police Intervention in 40 days by either being injured, detained, barred from working. Other lost work as their images were deleted. 

The report came along with a statement which warned on the rising violence against media representative covering the Gezi Resistance. It also cited that the foundation detected over 100 cases between May 31 and July 8, while Mehmet Kaçmaz - their board member and Nar photographer - was severely injured in the eye by rubber bullets. 

Gençer Yurttaş, another board member of the foundation, suffered from a broken foot bone due to a gas bombs canister fired on close approximate. 

“It is not acceptable to have any practices in a democratic country that would prevent taking photos or reporting in open spaces. Not only taking photographs in any aspect of every day life doesn’t require a yellow press ID, nothing can prevent us from publishing and distributing them,” the statement said. 

It also urged officials to do what is necessary to end these attacks. 

Click here to view the updated list in Turkish. (EA/BM)