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The article reports on a morning briefing held by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildiri with more than a dozen editors of the country's leading news outlets on how to cover the unfolding war against insurgents in the Syrian province of Afrin. The government asked reporters to consider Turkey's national interests in reporting about the war. Reporters were requested to highlight that the Turkish military will fight Islamic State (IS) terrorists.

The article discusses a report by the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union (EU), detailing Turkey's progress in its efforts to join the political and economic union. While the report praised the country for its more positive treatment of religious minorities, it was critical of Turkey's control of the press. However, President of Turkey Abdullah Gul claims his nation has a strong commitment to the freedom of the press.

The article focuses on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's comments on the freedom of the press in Turkey in 2015. Topics include the freedom of the media within Turkey under Erdogan, the treatment of female journalists and bloggers in Turkey, and Erdogan's Justice and Development (AK) Party's efforts to pass legislation that would allow the censorship of online content.

Discusses the hopes raised by the Welfare Party's rhetoric about the improvement of human rights in Turkey. Evidence that hope for improvement has faded; Disappointment on the government's bungling of a hunger strike by leftist prisoners that left 12 dead; Information on the government's growing hostility to the secular press; Fears of the Dogan and Medi groups, the two new media giants.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Flowing Uphill," which focused on water consumption, "Progress at Last," which discussed press freedom in Turkey and "Ken Versus Eddie," which questioned the credibility of Great Britain's monetary policy.

The article focuses on the government intimidation of the media in Turkey in 2013. Topics include the government's use of fines to punish media outlets for criticism of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the firing of journalists as punishment, and the lack of reporting on Turkey's support for the Syrian government during their civil war.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "At ease" in the August 6, 2011 issue.

The article discusses the arrest and imprisonment without trial of two investigative reporters in Turkey accused of conspiring to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Concerns within the country that the government is using an investigation of a movement within the armed forces which wishes to overthrow it to suppress its critics are considered.

The article discusses the relationship that Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister of Turkey, has with journalists within the country. Topics discussed in the article include allegations that have been raised that Erdogan has journalists fired for disagreeing with him and crimes that journalists in Turkey have been accused of committing.

The article examines a dispute between Aydin Dogan, a mass media financier in Turkey, and the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The government has fined Dogan's company $2.5 billion for alleged tax fraud, which Dogan says is a politically inspired charge, as his media properties have been critical of Erdogan's Justice & Development (AK) Party. Both freedom of the press and freedom of speech have long been limited in Turkey.

The article reports that the Turkish government fined media company Dogan Yayin 3.75 lira ($2.5 million) for tax evasion. Dogan Yayin is owned by Aydin Dogan, who has also been fined for tax evasion. The Dogan Yayin media company has published articles that accuse President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of leading Turkey into Islamic rule. Some people believe that the tax evasion fines are part of a government effort to control the media in Turkey.

The article predicts that the European Union will face a crisis during its entry talks with Turkey. Many Europeans are hesitant about embracing Turkey due to its resistance to promised liberal reform, illustrated by a proposed anti-terror law that would limit free speech and prosecute journalists who have reported unfavorably on the government.

The article discusses the censorship of the Turkish press. When Otto Schily, Germany's interior minister, banned "Vakit," a Turkish newspaper, because of its consistent anti-Semitic commentary, Turkey's staunch secularists were among the first to leap to the Islamist daily's defence. But such newspapers clearly violate Germany's de-Nazification laws. That is why German officials argue that concerns about a free press are in this case utterly misplaced. Turkey's new penal code offers provisions that call for sentences of as long as five years for journalists who insult the state or write about its secrets. But journalists are not likely to get much sympathy from the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Since coming to power, Erdogan has made no secret of his disdain for Turkish newspapers.