EFD Rights Watch: AKP government after more tweets while decides “to better inform foreign media about Turkey?s press freedom

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Government decides to better inform foreign media about Turkey?s press freedom

The government is taking steps to inform foreign journalists in other countries about the ?truth in Turkey,? Davutoğlu said

theverge.com ? Russell Brandom ? May 8, 11:49 AM ? More than a month after Turkey lifted its Twitter block, the country’s government is still keeping a close eye on any potentially embarrassing tweets. This week alone, Turkish courts have filed five separate takedown motions to Twitter HQ
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Annual abortion cases up from 33,000 to 79,000 in a decade: Ministry

Hurriyet Daily News

While the number of abortions was 33,007 in 2002, it rose to 78,961 in 2012, the health minister said

Footage showing student hit by police gas canister draws reactions

Footage showing a student being hit by a tear gas canister fired by police in Ankara has raised eyebrows in Turkey.
Mother sent to jail with baby twins calls for postponement of sentence

Özgür and Lorin’s mum demands a year of postponent of her sentence, due to begin May 16
Husband beats young man for trying to take ?selfie? picture with his wife

The ‘selfie’ frenzy has resulted in a street fight in Ankara, after a young man tried to take his picture with a woman bus passenger without asking her consent
Turkey’s instability will grow: Pro

Fadi Hakura, Turkey analyst at Chatham House, says instability in Turkey will continue as current prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan eyes up the presidency

Student hit by rubber bullet during May Day protest in Ankara loses sight
A student who was hit by a rubber bullet in the face during a police crackdown on May Day in Ankara has lost his sight in his left eye

Turkish man assures not to kill new wife after murdering two former lovers

A 62-year-old man who killed former two wives said he has learned his lessons from his previous mistakes
Male Violence September 2013

A compilation made by bianet revealed that male perpetrators left 24 women, 5 children and 5 men dead, 14 raped and 9 battered in September 2013
Turkish PM Erdoğan’s steps ‘not enough,’ Greek Orthodox Patriarch says

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Bartholomew I praised PM Erdoğan for improving rights for Christians, but said ‘it is not enough’
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