
Journalism plays a central role in informing the public, ensuring the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms, and safeguarding democratic values. Journalists who lose their lives in the course of their profession represent not only individual tragedies but also indicators of structural threats to freedom of expression. In this context, the Day of Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty is a symbolic observance established to honor the memory of press workers who died for journalism and to ope
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Onur Çolak

Journalists’ Day is observed annually on January 10 in Türkiye to commemorate the adoption of the legal framework that safeguards the economic and social rights of intellectual workers in the press sector and to draw attention to the importance of professional rights. This date is regarded as one of the most significant turning points in Turkish press history due to its role in improving working conditions for press workers and establishing their professional protections on a legal foundation.Hi
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Mustafa Cem İnci
CeOriginCerîde is derived from the Arabic root c-r-d (جرد), which in Arabic means "to strip off, to remove the bark, to shed leaves." The word cerīde (جَرِيدَة) that entered Turkish evolved from the meaning "stripped branch, splinter" to "palm branch or leaf or skin layer used for writing," eventually acquiring the sense of "leaf" and "writing surface." The word is the feminine form of the active participle (faʿīle(t), فَعِيلَة) of the verb carada (جَرَدَ).Areas of UsageHistory of Press and Media:
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SÜMEYRA ŞEYBAN

Press, in its broadest sense, refers to communication activities and the tools through which news, information, and commentary are disseminated to the public. The term originally encompassed only printed publications but has since expanded to include visual and digital media, acquiring a broader meaning over time.Press is recognized as an instrument for both individuals and societies to access information. In this context, it not only conveys news but also fulfills additional functions such as s
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Esra Can
NeThe newspaper is a mass communication medium that emerged as a result of people’s desire to learn about events occurring in their immediate and distant environments, that is, their need for communication. Communication is a process that began with the existence of humanity and constitutes an integral part of all human activities. Journalism can be defined as a system created to produce the news that societies require. The fundamental aim of journalism is to inform people with truths, enabling th
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Yahya B. Keskin