The '''Turkish Journalists' Association''' ({{langx|tr|Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti}}, TGC) is an association for journalists in Turkey.
It was founded on 10 June 1946, shortly after the abolition of the Turkish Press Union (Türk Basın Birliği), membership of which had been required by law for journalists.<ref>Saadet Yilmaz, [http://ejeps.fatih.edu.tr/docs/articles/26.pdf "Turkish journalists as the 'chivlary' of democracy'], ''European Journal of Economic and Political Studies'' (2)(2) 2009</ref> Past chairmen include Nail Güreli.<ref>Hurriyet Daily News, 6 November 1996, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/a-roof-for-the-turkish-press-journalists-association-of-turkey.aspx?pageID=438&n=a-roof-for-the-turkish-press-journalists-association-of-turkey-1996-06-11 A roof for the Turkish press: Journalists Association of Turkey]</ref>
It awards the ''Sedat Simavi Awards'' annually to recognize Turkish journalists' achievements in a variety of categories, in honour of TGC co-founder Sedat Simavi.<ref>Hurriyet Daily News, 29 October 2010, [http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=the-journalism-awards-of-simavi-are-given-2010-12-29 Sedat Simavi Awards recognize Turkish journalists]</ref>
Established in 1988, the TGC Press Media Museum in Çemberlitaş, Fatih, Istanbul is owned by the Association.<ref name="tgc1">{{cite web |url=http://www.tgc.org.tr/bm_tarihce.asp |publisher=Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti |title=Tarihçe |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-11-17 }}</ref>
==References== <references/> {{Portal|Turkey|Journalism}} ==External links== * [http://www.tgc.org.tr/ Official website]
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Category:Trade unions established in 1946