Claim 502

A journalists' union chair said about 300 journalists were awaiting a decision on their card reapplications.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A journalists' union chair said about 300 journalists were awaiting a decision on their card reapplications.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: about 300 journalists waiting
About: incident 2021-turkiye-press-card-controls-restrictive
Source: Turkish presidency reintroduces press card controls that court found restrictive
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2021-06-09

Quotation from the source

Approximately 300 journalists await evaluation of reapplications, per union chair Gokhan Durmus.