Of Generals, Judges and Presidents
The Economist (From the print edition: Europe) Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks backing from all quarters for his presidential bid THAT long-awaited “we told you so” [more >>>]
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TİHV, İHD: 5,848 Subjected to Police Violence
By Pınar Ağabeyoğlu İstanbul – BIA News Desk Human Rights Association (IHD) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TIHV) issued a joint press release at [more >>>]
Turkish media forbidden to mention 80 Turkish hostages in Iraq
Reporters Without Borders for Freedom of Information The Turkish authorities have yet again reacted to a problem by imposing censorship. On 16 June, an Ankara [more >>>]
Armenian journalist Cevat Sinet’s family is not allowed to leave Turkey
Armenpress Journalist Cevat Sinet (of Armenian origin) had been constantly persecuted for his political views and articles, and for that reason had requested political asylum, [more >>>]
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 >>>]
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 >>>]