Turkey: Court rules on press freedom human rights protests
Human Rights Europe Protestors who claim a series of legal actions by Turkish authorities undermined press freedom in the country, have today won the backing [more >>>]
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Turkey: Demonstrators on trial, police unpunished
Amnesty International At a glance: The repression of peaceful protest and the use of abusive force by police continues unabated one year after the Gezi [more >>>]
“Censorship and Self-Censorship is Ongoing”
By ELIF AKGÜL İstanbul – BIA News Desk Publishers Union of Turkey (Türkiye Yayıncılar Birliği) announced its annual report on Freedom of Publishing. The [more >>>]
Six statements that sunk the reputation of Turkey’s Erdogan
By ADNAN KHAN ISTANBUL — Special to The Globe and Mail It’s been a traumatic year in Turkey. Protests have swept through the country, igniting [more >>>]
Our New Paramilitaries: Trust Teams
By EKİN KARACA Istanbul – BIA News Desk We encountered a new concept on top of the already familiar riot police and their toys, Scorpions [more >>>]
Turkey: rapporteur calls for greater social and political stability, welcomes Constitutional Court decision on Youtube ban lift
According to Josette Durrieu (France, SOC), rapporteur for post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey, with three months to go before the presidential elections, the situation in Turkey [more >>>]
Euro court finds Turkey guilty in freedom of thought case
Hurriyet Daily News (STRASBOURG, France) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Turkey guilty of violating the right to the freedom of expression, [more >>>]
“There is a lack of democratic culture in Turkey”
By CEYDA NURTSCH qantara.de Interview with Elif Shafak The Turkish writer Elif Shafak is one of the country’s best-selling authors and one of the best [more >>>]
Turkey Becomes a Rogue State By Rejecting European Court’s Verdict
By Harut Sassounian www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com The European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) issued on May 12 its largest judgment ever against any country, ruling that Turkey [more >>>]
Human Rights Watch World Report 2014 – Turkey
Turkey In office for three terms since 2002, and enjoying a strong parliamentary majority, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has demonstrated a growing [more >>>]