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 >>>]
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“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 >>>]
Why Arabs are confused on Turkey’s ethnic minorities
By SINEM CENGIZ alarabiya.net At a time when Ankara and the Gulf countries are at odds due to Egypt, a significant workshop on “The Future [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 >>>]
The lobby behind Turkey’s prime minister
BY NASTASJA STEUDEL Deutsche Welle The controversial visit to Cologne by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was organized by the Union of European Turkish [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 >>>]
“Both Our Release and Arrest are Political Decisions”
BY ELIF AKGÜL İstanbul – BIA News Desk “Just like the decision of our arrest, the decision of our release is political. We will continue [more >>>]
Swoboda: “Turkey further from EU accession than in 2007”
www.info-turk.be Turkey is further away from European Union membership today than it was seven years ago, Hannes Swoboda, leader of the Group of the Progressive [more >>>]
Turkey: Q&A with Freedom House’s Press Freedom Report Project Director
By YIGAL SCHLEIFER Eurasianet.org For those who follow Turkey closely, that Freedom House moved the country from “Partly Free” into the “Not Free” category in [more >>>]
Turkey’s “Not Free” Rating in “Freedom of the Press 2014”
Freedom House Washington May 5, 2014 Freedom House has noted complaints by the government of Turkey about Turkey being ranked “Not Free” in our report, [more >>>]