title: Federation of Journalists of Turkey
text: # Federation of Journalists of Turkey
  
  The Federation of Journalists of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Gazeteciler Federasyonu, TGF) is a journalists association in Turkey founded on 18 March 1996. It was formed out of several local associations and unions that were formed by journalists in provinces such as İzmir and Muğla. Its current President is Yılmaz Karaca.
  
  ## Former presidents
  
  The list of former presidents of the Federation are listed below.
  
  * İsmail Sivri (1997–1998)
  * Nazmi Bilgin (1998–2009)
  * Atilla Sertel (2009–2015)
  * Yılmaz Karaca (since 2015)
  