A large number of journalists who have been waiting for the response of renewal applications for a long time, including the members of Evrensel Newspaper and Birgün Newspaper, TGS Diyarbakır representative Mahmut Oral and Faruk Balıkçı, learned that their press cards were canceled, on 24th of January.
Shortly after the incident was reported to the press, it was learned that the press cards were renewed on the evening of January 27, Sunday.
With the regulation criticized by many journalists and journalism organizations, the Press Cards Commission was linked to the Presidency of Communication Presidency. Press cards enables journalists to access information and are required for journalists to use their professional rights.