ECHR Convicts Turkey Under 3 Different Charges Bianet :: English In 3 different cases, the European Court of Human Rights convicted Turkey of torture, ill-treatment and long term imprisonment, ordering the Turkish state to pay a sum of 30,900 euros as damages. Euro court fines Turkey 58,000 euros in five separate cases The European Court of Human … Read more
There Is Risk Turkey Could Import Civil War From Syria: Expert RIA Novosti Turkey let US-led forces use its bases against the IS, yet, whether it’s going to take a more active part in the international coalition – is still unclear. So, what is it that makes Mr. Erdogan uneasy about fighting the IS? Radio … Read more
Parties back more Scotland powers BBC News | Europe | The Scottish leaders of the three main pro-Union parties back more powers for Scotland on the day another poll suggests little between the two sides. Scottish referendum – A humble opinion from France Ideas on Europe In February 2005, three months before the French referendum on … Read more
The official presidential election campaign logo of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan includes the name of the Prophet Muhammed in Arabic, Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on July 6. “Did you know that ‘Muhammed’ in Arabic is used in the logo of our presidential candidate, Mr. Erdoğan?” Şimşek wrote via his Twitter account. via In other news: Rıdvan … Read more
Court upholds controversial verdict in killing of Nigerian refugee despite appeal ruling An Istanbul court upheld a previous verdict sentencing a police officer to four years in prison for ‘involuntary manslaughter’ in the fatal shooting of Nigerian refugee Festus Okey PM Erdoğan?s agent accusation against CNN reporter ?ridiculous,? Washington says PM Erdoğan had questioned CNN?s impartiality, labeling … Read more
Germany braces for Erdoğan German politicians have been quoted in the press in recent days arguing that Erdoğan should not be allowed to move his election campaign battles to Germany The schizophrenic nature of Turkish-German relations ‘Looking at the political level, there seem to be tremendous problems between the EU and Turkey. But the pension fund that … Read more
Freedom House says Turkish papers resorted to anti-Semitism Today’s Zaman They include the government’s recent releases of journalists in the Ergenekon and KCK cases, regressive changes to Turkey’s Internet law 5651, the blocking of Twitter and YouTube, and the law increasing intelligence,” the statement said, adding that . Turkey?s Council of State cancels Taksim pedestrianization project … Read more
Turkish government unveils blueprint to boost rights, freedoms The Turkish government has issued a Human Rights Action Plan to boost freedoms, in a bid to harmonize the legislation with the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence framework Turkish PM defies court decision on halting construction of Prime Ministry ‘We have done everything in line … Read more
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
Ankara police granted permission for ?general searches? Ankara court has granted the police permission to conduct general searches Turkish gov’t seeks to widen powers of national intelligence agency The government is seeking broader powers for its intelligence agency, including more scope for eavesdropping and legal immunity for its top agent Leaning on judges: … Read more
Turkish President Gül admits decline of media freedom Turkish media has the right to rise up against ‘wrongful practices,’ Abdullah Gül says Turkey president signs controversial Internet law into force Ankara (AFP) – Turkey’s president, Abdullah Gul, said Tuesday he had signed into force a controversial law voted in by the government … 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
Parliamentary Question: new legislation censors internet in Turkey marietjeschaake.eu Turkish Internet bill to ?deepen press freedom crisis,? CPJ says The press freedom NGO slammed Ankara for voting ‘radical censorship measures’ *************** RedHack hacks ISP TTNET, Vodafone and Turkcell, leaks data of Govt Officials against death of a Gezi protester HackRead ? Pushpa Mishra … Read more
Social Media Update 2013 As of September 2013: 71% of online adults use Facebook 18% of online adults use Twitter 17% use Instagram 21% use Pinterest 22% use LinkedIn Some 73% of online adults now use a social networking site of some kind. Facebook is the dominant social networking platform in the number of … Read more