As Chris Stephenson deported… anyone can virtually be called a terrorist according to Turkey’s president’s “re-definition”….

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Turkey’s President wants the definition of terrorists to include journalists

independent.co.uk – Mar 16, 2:13 AM

Family members and relatives grieve for victims of a car bombing outside the forensic morgue in Ankara Men hold Turkish flags over the coffin of a car bombing victim during a commemoration ceremony in a mosque in Ankara Relatives of Feyza Acisu one..

Socialist activist Chris Stephenson detained in Turkish state …

Socialist Worker–Mar 16, 2016

Turkish police detained socialist activist Chris Stephenson, a lecturer at Istanbul’s Bilgi University, yesterday, Tuesday. He is due in court today.

Three Scholars Jailed, One Deported in Turkey
Inside Higher Ed–1 hour ago

Turkey’s Erdogan pushes parliament to make praise of violent acts a …
Reuters–14 hours ago

British academic detained by Istanbul police over ‘PKK propaganda’
International–Hurriyet Daily News–Mar 15, 2016

Turkey arrests three academics on ‘terrorist propaganda’ charges
Opinion–swissinfo.ch–Mar 15, 2016

British academic accused of ‘making terrorist propaganda’
In-Depth–Telegraph.co.uk–21 hours ago

Turkey: Academics Jailed For Signing Petition

hrw.org – Mar 16, 1:49 AM

(Istanbul) – In the latest attack on free speech in Turkey, three academics who signed a peace petition in January 2016 have been jailed by an Istanbul court on suspicion of “making terrorist propaganda.” The three were jailed

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