Turkish officials refuse to meet two senior MEPs (@ElmarBrok_MEP @KatiPiri) over post-coup crackdown criticism; their Turkey trip postponed…

MEPs cancel Turkey trip as relations sour  EUobserver.com – Headline News Turkish officials refuse to meet two senior MEPs, as diplomatic relations continue to deteriorate over Ankara’s post-coup crackdown. Euro MPs cancel Turkey trip over coup criticism EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev Top EU lawmakers yesterday (16 November) cancelled a visit to Turkey after Ankara refused to see … Read more

Thank you @fcstpauli_EN for Solidarity with Naki, a “footballer faces up to five years for ‘PKK propaganda’ on Twitter”

Footballer faces up to five years for ‘PKK propaganda’ on Twitter A Turkish third-tier footballer playing in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır faces up to five years in prison for seven social media posts that prosecutors have said constitute “terrorist propaganda.” ‘What about our human rights?’: Kurds feel force of Turkey’s crackdown theguardian.com – Constanze Letsch … Read more