The Federation of Journalists of Turkey (
Turkish
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: ''Türkiye Gazeteciler Federasyonu'', TGF) is a journalists association in Turkey founded on 18 March 1996. It was formed out of several local associations and unions that were formed by journalists in
provinces such as
Ä°zmir and
MuÄŸla
MuÄŸla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the District of MenteÅŸe and MuÄŸla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean coast. MuÄŸla's center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a dista ...
.
Its current President is
Yılmaz Karaca.
Former presidents
The list of former presidents of the Federation are listed below.
# İsmail Sivri (1997–1998)
# Nazmi Bilgin (1998–2009)
#
Atilla Sertel
Atilla Sertel (born 23 July 1956) is a Turkish politician and journalist from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who has served as a Member of Parliament for Ä°zmir's second electoral district since the November 2015 general election. He pre ...
(2009–2015)
# Yılmaz Karaca (since 2015)
See also
*
Turkish Journalists' Association The Turkish Journalists' Association ( tr, Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti, TGC) is an association for journalists in Turkey.
It was founded on 10 June 1946, shortly after the abolition of the Turkish Press Union (Türk Basın Birliği), membership o ...
References
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External links
Official website
Turkish journalism organizations
1996 establishments in Turkey