EDRI Statement: “State of emergency worsens digital crackdown in Turkey”

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Turkey’s Free Press Withers Under Erdogan’s Crackdown

New York Times – Rod Nordland – Nov 17, 2:40 AM

The jailings are the most obvious example of an effort to muzzle not just the free press, but free speech generally. More than 3,000 Turks have faced charges for insulting the president, including a former Miss Turkey, Merve Buyuksarac, who posted

State of emergency worsens digital crackdown in Turkey

EDRi – Nov 16, 7:38 AM

According to a new report by Freedom House, web freedom across the globe declined for the sixth consecutive year. Turkey placed among the red-flag states in terms of web freedom in 2015-2016 and is now rated “not free” in

Turkey’s Erdogan could govern until 2029 under plans to change constitution

Reuters – Ercan Gurses – Nov 16, 6:43 AM

ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan could govern Turkey until 2029 with expanded executive powers under proposals the ruling AK Party hopes will go to a referendum next spring, officials who have seen the latest draft told Reuters on Wednesday. Erdogan

Turkish journalist: Europe knows ‘what kind of man’ Erdogan is now

EurActiv.com by Luis de Jesús

Turkish journalist Can Dündar has criticised Europe for prolonging its dependence on his homeland when it comes to managing the refugee crisis. He also lamented the continent’s relegation of human rights on its list of priorities.

HRANT DİNK CASE: Samast: I Won’t Testify If Am Not Sent to Open Prison

Bianet :: English

In his petition he submitted to court, Hrant Dink’s murderer Ogün Samast has written that he doesn’t have life safety and won’t testify unless he is sent to an open prison.

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“International coalition slams Cumhuriyet arrests, media closures”

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International coalition slams Cumhuriyet arrests, media closures

freemedia.at – Silvia Morales – Nov 2

A coalition of 14 leading international press freedom and freedom of expression organisations today condemned as an “extraordinary attack on press freedom” the jailing of top journalists with Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper and the

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Can Turkey’s Democracy Survive President Erdogan?

nytimes.com – The Editorial Board – Nov 1, 6:08 PM

What is unnerving in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s march to authoritarianism is how dismally familiar it is: the coup that becomes a pretext for a massive roundup of real and imagined enemies; the claims to be the one man who can withstand the

Hej Carl Bildt, are you asleep? Should Europe still stand by Erdoğan?

opendemocracy.net – Latif Tas – Nov 2

Dedicated to Aydın Engin, or “uncle Aydın”, and all jailed writers and journalists in Turkey. The arrest of Aydin Engin, Turkish journalist, playwright, writer, politician, in the raid of 12 leading staff of Cumhuriyet

 

Turkish journalists face abuse and threats online as trolls step up attacks

theguardian.com – Maeve Shearlaw – Nov 1

Two thousand cases of online harassment, smear campaigns and hacking by pro-government ‘lynch mobs’ logged in 2016

 

Internet disruption causes chaos in southeast Turkey

al-monitor.com – Oct 31, 1:58 AM

Author: Mahmut Bozarslan October 31, 2016 DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — I was in a clothing shop on the main street of Yenisehir district when a customer came in. After he finished shopping, he went to the cashier and wanted to pay with his credit

 

A cult of personality dashes Turkey’s democratic dreams

washingtonpost.com – Oct 31

LITTLE MORE than a decade ago, Turkey appeared to be an emerging democracy with vibrant civil society and somewhat independent media. No longer. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has abandoned democracy and is building a strongman cult of personality

EU lawmakers criticize Turkey over press freedom

The European Parliament has called on Ankara to release all journalists in prison without proof of alleged involvement in the July 15 failed coup attempt.

Debate: Human Rights Watch accuses Turkey of torture

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According to a Human Rights report published on Tuesday prisoners were tortured and abused after the failed coup in July. The state of emergency declared by the government after the coup is still in force today. Commentators observe a climate of fear in Turkey and criticise the EU’s failure to exert pressure on the government.

Turkish main opposition deputy CHP leader shot wounded

Bülent Tezcan, the deputy chairman of Turkey’s main opposition CHP, has been wounded, daily Hürriyet reported on its website

MEDIA OWNERSHIP MONITOR PROJECT: ‘Who Owns the Media in Turkey?’

Bianet :: English

The results of the three-month joint project “Media Ownership Monitor (MOM) Turkey” run by IPS Communication Foundation/ bianet and Reporter ohne Grenzen, have been were presented.

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Goodbye:( Hasnain Kazim, the SPIEGEL Correspondent Forced to Leave Turkey…

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Hasnain Kazim, bisheriger Türkei-Korrespondent des Nachrichtenmagazins «Der Spiegel», posiert am 01.03.2016 in Istanbul, Türkei. Foto: Can Merey/dpa (zu dpa «Keine Akkreditierung: «Spiegel»-Korrespondent verlässt die Türkei» vom 16.03.2016) +++(c) dpa – Bildfunk+++

 

A Painful Farewell: SPIEGEL Correspondent Forced to Leave Turkey

SPIEGEL ONLINE – Mar 19, 8:34 AM

On our last day in Turkey, my family and I are not in the mood to go, but we have to leave the country. After several torturous months of uncertainty and concern, we have no other option. We fear for our safety. The bags are packed. The furniture…

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Nowruz celebrations mark beginning of spring

 AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)

New Year celebrated in colourful ways in countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Azerbaijan.

NADİRE MATER’S IMPRESSIONS: İstiklal Street 1 Day After Bomb Attack

Bianet :: English

İstiklal street is İstanbul’s one of the most crowded centers that is populous every hour. It is quite empty after the suicide attack launched in front of sub-Governorship building at around 11 a.m. on March 19.

Ruling AKP creating its own NGOs, group says

The government sets up and supports government-oriented ‘NGOs’ and increasingly sees the rest as a threat, says the head of Turkish civil society monitoring group. The space for civil society is shrinking under AKP rule, TÜSEV’s Tevfik Başak Ersen told the Hürriyet Daily News

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