Turkey’s public broadcaster sparks controversy with new series portraying Kavala as ‘villain’ Turkey’s state-owned broadcaster has sparked controversy with its new series centered around Osman Kavala, a prominent businessperson and human rights advocate who has been imprisoned for nearly six years. Osman Kavala is a Turkish human rights defender and philanthropist who has been … Read more
Debate: Swimming lessons obligatory for Muslim girls euro|topics The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Muslim girls must take part in mixed school swimming lessons before they reach puberty. With this ruling the court rejected a complaint brought by Muslim parents living in Switzerland. Commentators welcome the decision but warn that its … Read more
Preliminary conclusions and observations by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression to his visit to Turkey, 14-18 November 2016 ohchr.org ANKARA (18 November 2016) – At the invitation of the Government, I spent this week in Turkey to examine the protection and promotion of the freedom of … Read more
During the day, Kılıçdaroğlu harshly criticized AKP leadership on corruption, the latter took it too personal, started a Twitter hashtag campaign (with the help of bots again, it seems) and in the mean time, Davutoğlu was so angry that he unfollowed Kılıçdaroğlu… News in Turkish here In other news: Prisons in Turkey run over capacity as prisoner … Read more
The Guardian view on the EU refugee deal: Greece has Europe’s reputation in its hands | Editorial World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Deporting migrants could be a human rights catastrophe. Officials must tread with the greatest careThe crunch has arrived. After a vote by Greek MPs, Monday sees the start of the implementation of last month’s … Read more
https://transparency.twitter.com/removal-requests/2015/jul-dec ECHR fines Turkey for dismissing cases filed by 1999 quake victims The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Turkey for dismissing lawsuits filed by victims of a 1999 earthquake against contractors of buildings that collapsed in the quake that killed tens of thousands of people in northwestern Turkey GİYAV: 6,417 Children Exposed to Right … Read more
8 Journalists Head for Diyarbakır Wednesday for News Watch Bianet :: English News Watch organized by journalists to act in solidarity with their colleagues working in cities under curfew begins tomorrow. OSCE slams severe charges against prominent journalists The severe charges against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül could further increase the already critical pressure that opposing … Read more
Syrian children employed to produce fake life jackets in İzmir factory Turkish police have seized over 1,200 unsafe life jackets destined for use by migrants trying to reach Greece by sea, in a raid on an underground workshop that used Syrian underage labor Turkey: Defective Life Jackets Seized at Workshop NYT > Turkey by By THE ASSOCIATED … Read more
Turkey’s HDP plans to hold ‘autonomy’ rallies amid tension with gov’t over self-rule policy The Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is planning to hold rallies in favor of “autonomy” and “self-rule” before the end of January, at a time when one of its co-chairs is being investigated over his call for greater Kurdish self-governance … Read more
Turkish official confirms talks, understanding with Israel Israel and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement to normalize relations, including the return of ambassadors to both countries, Reuters quoted an Israeli official as saying on Dec 17 ‘Defaming Erdogan’: Criminal complaint filed against Putin in Turkey RT Furthermore, Mahir Akkar, a suspect in the Ergenekon ‘coup plot’ … Read more
Turkey YouTube ban violated freedom of expression: European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Dec. 1 that Turkey had violated conventions on freedom of expression when it banned YouTube for more than two years Demirtaş Responds to Davutoğlu: Did You Investigate Crime Scene? Bianet :: English Recrimination continues between HDP Co-Chair … Read more
Full document here European Commission – Fact Sheet Key findings of the 2015 report on Turkey Brussels, 10 November 2015 2015 enlargement package The report on Turkey is part of the 2015 enlargement package adopted today by the European Commission. The Report highlights that the EU and Turkey continued to enhance cooperation in the areas … Read more
Two Freedom of Expression Violation Verdicts by ECHR Bianet :: English The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that charges pressed against Günlük Evrensel newspaper writers Ahmet Sami Belek and Savaş Velioğlu, and Müdür Duman from HADEP are violation of freedom of expression and condemned Turkey to indemnity. ECHR fines Turkey over conviction of journalists … Read more
Country Report on Terrorism 2014 – Turkey June, 2015 Overview: Largely because of the ongoing conflict in Syria, Turkey has voiced increasing concern about terrorist groups near its border, including Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), al-Nusrah Front, and other al-Qa’ida (AQ)-affiliated groups. Throughout 2014, Turkey served as a source and transit country for … Read more
236 acquitted in Balyoz coup case All 236 suspects in the ‘Balyoz’ coup plot case were acquitted March 31 after the case’s prosecutor argued that digital data submitted as evidence was ‘fake’ Turkish army denounces ‘illegal copying’ of state secrets The Turkish General Staff has filed a criminal complaint over the permitting of top secret information … Read more