As part of the “Media Watch on Hate Speech” project, we have searched for alternative discourses to hate speeches producing and circulating the discourse of prejudice, discrimination, and violence. Alternative discourse is a rights-based discourse and understanding that combats hate speech.

Media watch report includes annual results along with quantitative and qualitative analyses of hate speech data for 2018 and two discriminatory discourse reports which focuses on two topics that stood out in 2018 is now available online. 

 As part of “Media Watch on Hate Speech” project, panel called “The rooted “other”s of media in Turkey” was held on November 19, 2019 in Anarad Hığutyucn Building with the contributions of Friedrich Naumann Foundation.

The workshop on discussion of news items within the scope of Media Watch on Hate Speech project was held on November 15, 2019 with the contributions of Friedrich Naumann Foundation.

You are invited to our panel with contributions of Arus Yumul, İdil Engindeniz, Kaya Akyıldız and with facilitation of Pınar Uyan Semerci. 

In the discussion workshop on news items focused on sexual violence, how sexual violence-focused news reproduces discrimination and how a rights-oriented language can be adopted was discussed, with facilitation of Şehlem Kaçar. 

In “Hate Speech in the New Media” panel, hate speech in new media and how to counter it is discussed with contributions of Zeynep Özarslan, Aras Türay and Nilay Erdem, with moderation of Orhan Şener. 

In the discussion workshop on news discourse, the role of the media in the production of discriminatory discourse and hate speech was discussed with facilitation of Dr. İdil Engindeniz, on October 15, 2019.

In the discussion workshop on news discourse, the role of the media in the production of discriminatory discourse and hate speech will be discussed with facilitation of Dr. İdil Engindeniz, on October 15, 2019. 

Media watch report covering the January-April 2019 period and including quantitative and qualitative analyses of instances of hate speech against national, ethnic and religious identities is published. English version of the report will be published in upcoming weeks.

Media watch report covering the May-August 2019 period and including quantitative and qualitative analyses of instances of hate speech against national, ethnic and religious identities is published. English version of the report will be published in upcoming weeks.

Media watch report includes annual results along with quantitative and qualitative analyses of hate speech data for 2018 and two discriminatory discourse reports which focuses on two topics that stood out in 2018 is published.

Media watch report includes annual results along with quantitative and qualitative analyses of hate speech data for 2019 and a discriminatory discourse reportswhich focuses on discriminatory discourse against Kurds in print media is published.

'Refugees in the Media: Best Practices of Rights Based Approach to Journalism' panel, organized by the Hrant Dink Foundation, was held on July 1, with the participation of Mike Jempson, Nadia Bellardi, Ekin Karaca and Metin Çorabatır.

Media watch report includes annual results along with quantitative and qualitative analyses of hate speech data for 2017 and two discriminatory discourse reports which focuses on two topics that stood out in 2017 is published.