“International coalition slams Cumhuriyet arrests, media closures”

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

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

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

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

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

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.