Turkey?s unruly rule of law
from open Democracy News Analysis – by Firdevs Robinson
After ten years of the aggressive, ?Islam and democracy? experiment, Turkey is increasingly being torn apart between contrasting world views and life styles.
Writing about Turkey requires a conscious effort to avoid clichés.
57 students detained after clash at Istanbul University
from Hurriyet Daily News
57 students were taken into custody after a fight broke out at Istanbul University as a left-wing group protested heavy police action against student demonstrations in Diyarbakır.
Top PEN prize honors jailed Turkish rights activist
from Hurriyet Daily News
PEN American Center announced today that they had honored Ayşe Berktay, a translator, writer.
Turkish pianist sentenced for tweeting Omar Khayyam poetry (News)
from EurActiv.com
Motion may change minority school law
from Hurriyet Daily News
The abolition of the law preventing minority schools from selecting their own teachers has come onto..
Germany to compensate kin for neo-Nazi trial delay
from Hurriyet Daily News
Germany pledged to help offset additional costs incurred by the families of murder victims from the postponement of the trial of a suspected neo-Nazi killer cell.
Turkish PM refuses to comment as opposition slams Fazıl Say verdict
from Hurriyet Daily News
Reactions continued to grow today after a Turkish court convicted world-renowned.
Fazıl Say sought to ?humiliate religious values? with Tweets: Court
from Hurriyet Daily News
A Turkish court that sentenced world-renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say to a 10-month suspended.
English PEN Launches Campaign on FoE in Turkey
from Bianet :: English
English PEN is campaigning on freedom of expression in Turkey throughout 2013 to raise awareness of current threats to writers, publishers, translators and journalists.
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