During the period of January-February-March 2017, six journalists and media workers were fired or forced to quit. One journalist has had to quit his job since his TV program was cancelled. Kanal D news presenter İrfan Değirmenci, who declared on Twitter that he would vote "no" in the constitutional amendment referendum, was fired on the grounds that he "didn't remain impartial". Posta daily columnist Hakan Çelenk, who criticized the constitutional amendment on CNN Türk, was fired as well.
Di mehên Rêbendan-Sibat-Adara 2017an de 6 rojnameger û xebatkarekî medyayê ji kar hatin derxistin, neçar hatin hiştin ku ji kar derkevin. Rojnamegerek jî ji ber ku programa wî hat betalkirin, neçar ma ku dest ji wezîfeya xwe berde. Pêşkêşvanê nûçeyan ê Kanal D yê İrfan Degirmenci ku li ser hesabê xwe yê Twitterê aşkere kiribû ku wê di referandûmê de dengê “Na”yê bikar bîne, bi hinceta ku “ne bêteref e” ji kar hat derxistin. Nivîskarê rojnameya Postayê Hakan Çelenk jî, ji ber ku di CNN Turkê de guhertina destûra bingehîn rexne kir, ji kar hat derxistin.