Between 2014 and 2024, press freedom in Turkey faced a sharp decline marked by the prosecution, imprisonment, and physical attacks on journalists, the closure of hundreds of media outlets, widespread revocation of press cards, and extensive internet censorship.

Independent reports document that during this decade more than a million websites were blocked, thousands of news articles were removed, and the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed heavy fines and broadcast suspensions on critical outlets. While the state of emergency following the 2016 so-called coup attempt brought mass closures of media organizations, in later years censorship increasingly shifted to the digital sphere.

By 2024, despite slight improvements in international rankings, Turkey remained among the countries with the most severe restrictions on freedom of expression and attacks on independent journalism.