Pınar Dağ

Investigative journalism in Turkey has shown remarkable resilience, depth, and impact this year, even though the operating conditions remain difficult and political pressures, limited access to information, and threats to press freedom all weigh heavily on the reporters working in this field.

Journalism in Asia has historically been more than just a means of conveying information; it has also been the intellectual grounds for the struggle against colonialism, authoritarianism, and social inequality. In the 19th and 20th centuries, from Bengal to Tokyo, Manila to Istanbul, numerous intellectuals used newspapers as a platform of resistance and for spreading the ideals of journalism, modernization, public consciousness, and freedom.