Multiple press freedom and human rights organizations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), condemn the recent detentions and arrests of at least 11 journalists in Turkey over roughly the past two weeks, ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7–8. In a joint statement, the groups call the treatment of critical journalists part of a broader pattern and say it should not be viewed in isolation. They urge Turkish authorities to release the detained journalists immediately and to drop all charges. The organizations also call on Turkey to end what they describe as the misuse of laws against journalism. The reports describe the arrests as targeting members of the press and emphasize the organizations’ demand that the legal actions against the journalists stop. The statement frames the detentions as an issue for press freedom and human rights, linking the timing of the arrests to the period leading up to the international event in Ankara.