State-run Anadolu Agency censors Turkish Deputy PM Arınç’s comments on graft case Turkey?s state-run news agency censored some remarks from Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç in which he criticized corruption and spoke of the risks of being very wealthy ***************** Jailed Turkish-Armenian writer forced to sleep on floor, not allowed showers Turkish-Armenian linguist and writer Sevan … Read more
President Abdullah Gül lost 80 thousand followers since yesterday after approving censorship law. News in Turkish here. Unfollow campaign news here. *************** 2013 Media: Arrests, Assaults, Interventions, Layoffs While 59 journalists and 23 publishers were arrested in 2013; 186 journalists, 1 media outlet and 2 internet sites were subjected to attacks. ECHR ordered to … Read more
The killing of Ali Ismail Korkmaz The trial over the death of a Turkish protester last summer has begun – but will justice be served? **************** Turkey violations shaping ECHR case-law The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled for Turkey 182 violations last year, in a total of 118 judgments.
Turkey poised to crack down on Internet usage USA TODAY They are trying to build up a new infrastructure to surveil people and collect data about all Internet users from Turkey,” said Yamak Akdeniz, law professor at Istanbul’s Bilgi University. “This obviously has serious implications, unprecedented I would … Turkish MPs debate over Internet censorship … Read more
Key evidence in Turkey?s Balyoz coup case ?fabricated,? expert report says Turkey?s science watchdog said that the date of key files on a hard drive have been modified Balyoz convicts demand retrial upon expert report on altered evidence Twelve people convicted in the Balyoz coup plot case have demanded a retrial after a … Read more
Journalist from pro-government daily fired over TV comments Daily Yeni Şafak’s columnist and interviewer Murat Aksoy was sacked after daring to criticize the government’s handling of the graft scandal on TV The new draft bill on internet will deepen the internet censorship,? advocate Koç told biane Vimeo Banned in Turkey Vimeo, one of … Read more
Turkey charges 255 over mass Gezi Park protests Turkish prosecutors charge 255 protesters, including seven foreigners, over the mass demonstrations that swept the country in June Gezi Case Opens in Kayseri 161 defendants stood trial first time in the central province of Kayseri for charges related to attending Gezi Resistance protests. Government … Read more
Hakan Yaman was walking home from work in Istanbul during the Gezi Park protests when he was caught up in a brutal attack by the police…. Here is the official campaign page: http://www.hakanyamananeoldu.org/ Amnesty International asks ?what happened to police who beat Hakan Yaman? on Human Rights Day Yaman, a minibus driver, was severely beaten by police … Read more
ECHR Convicts Turkey Due to ?Halt Warning? ECHR found Turkey guilty of violating the right to life in Taydaş case, ordering Turkey to pay 52,000 euros for non-pecuniary damages. Turkey fined 52,000 euros for man?s injuries in 2007 operation in Tunceli The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) fined Turkey 52,285 euros for violating the … Read more
PEN International and Turkish publishers call on Turkey to extend freedom of expression Turkey holds almost one tenth of all intellectuals imprisoned for freedom of expression in the world, according to PEN International Villagers killed in aerial attack officially alive, lawyer says Twenty-five of 38 villagers killed in an attack in southeastern Turkey almost … Read more
Turkey fined 2.3 mln euros for killing of 33 villagers in 1994 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to pay 2.3 million euros to the 38 people ***************** Court lifts headscarf ban for attorneys The Council of State has approved the removal of the headscarf ban for lawyers Trial of Gezi … Read more
Road collapses near ODTÜ construction after water pipe blast A road in front of Middle Eastern Technical University?s (ODTÜ) campus has collapsed due to a water pipe blast Islamized Armenians voice their 100 years in ?purgatory? Muslim Armenians say they are left in between ?in a purgatory,? saying they are accepted by neither Turkey nor … Read more
MAIN FOCUS: NSA defends spying attacks | 30/10/2013 The US intelligence NSA has vehemently defended its controversial spying programme at a congressional hearing. Europe also spies on the US, NSA head Keith Alexander said on Tuesday, as well as on its own citizens. Commentators accuse Europe’s politicians of double standards and find the public … Read more
(22/10/2013) Multi-stakeholder consultations on a Guide on Human Rights for Internet Users The Council of Europe is working on a Guide on Human Rights for Internet Users, which aims at raising Internet users? awareness about human rights and fundamental freedoms online, providing a tool for people to use and rely upon when facing difficulties in the exercise of … Read more
ODTÜ rector revolts against Ankara municipality, says night-time construction raid ?illegal? ‘ODTÜ does not approve the midnight raid nor consider it a good-willed approach. What?s been done is entirely illegal,’ Ahmet Acar said Protesters plant trees where Ankara municipality cut them down on ODTÜ land Demonstrators gathered near ODTÜ to protest the night-time construction raid … Read more