“Turkey is the second worst jailer of journalists after China” (CFP)- “Over 9,500 convicted of insulting Erdoğan

CPJ: Turkey is the second worst jailer of journalists after China

Bianet :: English

According to the 2020 report of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least 274 journalists were in jail in relation to their work across the world on December 1, 2020, exceeding the high of 272 in 2016.

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Over 9,500 convicted of insulting Erdoğan, says opposition lawmaker | Ahval

Over 9,500 people in Turkey have been convicted of insulting the president since Recep Tayyip…

MALE VIOLENCE: ‘Hotline receives 1,000 reports about women, children a day’

Bianet :: English

Established to examine complaints about negligence and abuse of children and violence against women, Turkey’s Hotline for Women, Children and Social Service received 336,564 reports in 2018, according to the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services.

YouTube will set up a legal entity in Turkey to serve as a local representative, providing a local point of contact for the government. This step toward compliance will not change how YouTube reviews content removal requests, nor will it change how YouTube handles or holds user data. Currently, we review government removal requests when notified through the correct legal processes and disclose these requests in our transparency report, in keeping with our stance on transparency. We will continue to evaluate these requests against the law and our own policies, maintaining the processes we have in place.

Volkswagen cancelled Turkey plant for ‘political reasons’, says CEO | Ahval