VICE News Condemns Turkish Government But war on media is an aspect of election campaigning for Turkey’s autocrats…

http://ift.tt/1L5mKmE

VICE News Condemns Turkish Government Over Detention of Its Journalists on Terrorism Charges

VICE News – Aug 31, 12:25 PM

A Turkish court leveled formal charges of terrorism at two VICE News journalists and their colleague on Monday, as global rights groups have called for the reporters to be released. The two British journalists, Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury…

 

Relative of fallen soldier arrested for ‘insulting president’

The relative of a soldier killed last month in an attack by the outlawed PKK has been arrested by a Turkish court for “insulting the president” in the latest instance of proceedings being opened against those alleged to have defamed Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

UK raises human rights concerns over Vice News journalists arrested in Turkey

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kevin Rawlinson

Philip Pendlebury and Jake Hanrahan have been moved to a high security prison after being charged with ‘aiding a terrorist organisation’

REFLECTION OF WAR ON PRESS IN 40 DAYS: In 40 Days, 20 Journalists Dismissed, 21 Journalists Sentenced to 157,5 Years in Prison

 Bianet :: English

Solidarity Network against Censorship reported 20 journalists were dismissed in 40 days, a media group was raided by police, 103 websites were blocked, 10 journalists were attacked.

Election campaign kicks off with Koza raid

Hurriyet Daily News

In democratic countries, election campaigns probably start with rallies, an inauguration of some local administration or central government achievements.

Erdoğan’s ‘silence the opponents’ campaign has been launched

A comprehensive police raid on one of Turkey’s top conglomerates, Koza İpek Holding, which owns opposition media outlets, television channels Bugün TV and Kanaltürk and newspapers Bugün and Millet, came only two months before the early elections that will take place on Nov. 1.

US, EU voice concern over the arrest of VICE journalists in Turkey’s southeast

The US and the EU have both expressed their concern over the arrest of two British journalists in Diyarbakır, in line with int’l rights organizations

urkey arrests more journalists, alleging ‘terrorist’ links to Erdoğan opponent

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

Koza-Ipek Media group raided by police, with six people held and warrant issued for absent chief executive, as part of investigation into Fethullah Gulen

Turkish police have raided the Ankara-based offices of a media group critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a day after two British reporters were jailed on controversial terror charges.

 

IPI urges Turkey to stop using anti-terror laws, financial agencies against media

The Vienna-based IPI has called on the Turkish gov’t to stop using anti-terror laws and financial agencies against journalists

Turkey Arrests 3 Vice News Journalists on Terrorism Charges

NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU

Rights groups denounced the ruling, which said the men had “knowingly and willingly helped an armed terrorist organization,” news reports said.

Turkish daily publishes empty columns to protest gov’t

Sözcü, a Turkish daily fiercely critical of the government, has left the slots for opinion columns in the paper empty to protest the government’s “increasing pressure.”

Operation against Koza İpek Holding

 Bianet :: English

Policemen raided Koza İpek Holding incorporating Kanaltürk TV and Bugün daily in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Turkey puts travel ban on 20,000 foreign fighters

Turkey has slapped a ban on 20,000 suspected foreign fighters, preventing them from heading to Syria and Iraq, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said Sept. 2

AKP fomenting chaos to secure single-party government: CHP leader

Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has accused the Justice and Development Party (AKP) of causing a recent rise in terrorist attacks with the aim of receiving enough votes to form a single-party government in the Nov. 1 polls

A Woman Sleeping on the Roof Killed in Southeastern Turkey

Bianet :: English

Fatma Ay and her child B.Ö. (14) sleeping on the housetop in Şırnak province were opened fire. Mother died while the kid got wounded.

Former CHP deputy Özkes causes controversy with palace remarks

İhsan Özkes, who became independent deputy after resigning from the CHP in late July, has caused controversy for praising the presidential palace with reference to the Prophet Muhammed, even though he criticized the same gargantuan edifice five months ago while also invoking the prophet.

Dead Refugees, Banned Foreign Fighters and Happy Tourists of Turkey

The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya

Some people from the Middle East wash ashore Turkey’s coasts as dead refugees, some are not allowed to cross its borders as suspected foreign fighters and some enjoy its luxuries as tourists.

No suitable conditions for polls in Turkey’s east, HDP says

The co-chair of the Kurdish problem-focused HDP has claimed the conditions in the eastern and southeastern Anatolian regions of the country were unsuitable for an election campaign due to ongoing clashes between Turkish security forces and terrorists

Milliyet Daily Newspaper Dismisses Two Journalists More

Bianet :: English

Milliyet Daily Newspaper dismissed Burcu Karakaş and Esra Alus.

Demirtaş says two HDP ministers in government to stop AKP going to war

Referring to the two ministers from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey’s newly formed interim government, HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has said they are there to prevent the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from “easily deciding to go to war.”

Turkish jets hit ISIL targets in Syria as part of US-led coalition

Turkish jets have joined the US-led coalition forces in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Turkish Foreign Ministry says

Related posts:

1. Elections for parliament speaker continues while Turkey’s presidential office plays logical games to justify ISIS
2. “NATO calls emergency meeting at Turkey’s request… Let’s see how Turkey will explain its position…
3. Despite 2 pro-Kurdish members, Turkey’s first election gov’t dominated by AKP…
4. As more blood spilled, nationalist MHP leans towards AKP for a war government…
5. Turkey’s new Major General was acquitted of unidentified murders of 13 villagers…

Vía Erkan’s Field Diary http://ift.tt/1L5mJ24

Filed under: Uncategorized