# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-turkiye-press-card-controls-restrictive)
- Source: Turkish presidency reintroduces press card controls that court found restrictive. https://cpj.org/2021/06/turkish-presidency-press-card-controls-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.

Source page: https://thewaronnews.com/claims/502. The War On News, CC BY 4.0.