Can Dündar

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

Can Dündar stands as a towering figure in the modern fight for press freedom, particularly within the Turkish context. His willingness to publish controversial material despite direct threats from the highest levels of government has earned him international acclaim. The International Press Freedom Award and the Leipzig Media Foundation prize are testaments to his unwavering commitment to truth. His work has inspired a generation of journalists to stand up against censorship and authoritarianism.

AwardsCan Dündar has received several prestigious awards for his contributions to journalism and press freedom. He was honored with the International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists for his reporting at Cumhuriyet. In 2016, he and Erdem Gül were jointly awarded the Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media by the Leipzig Media Foundation. These accolades recognize his courage in the face of political persecution.

Honours & Distinctions

International Press Freedom Award

Committee to Protect Journalists·2016

Awarded for his courageous reporting and exposure of state secrets.

Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media

Leipzig Media Foundation·2016

Shared with Erdem Gül for their joint efforts in defending press freedom.