International Editors Stand in Solidarity with Turkish Colleagues More than 50 leading international media editors have written an open letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan raising profound concerns about the deteriorating conditions for press freedom in Turkey in the run up to the elections this weekend. Friday 30 October 2015 The letter and a … Read more
An influential and whistleblower Twitter account @fuatavni have been declaring that there might be a possible wave of arrests against pro-Fethullan Gülen journalists and columnists. Many gathered in front of Zaman daily for solidarity tonight. I have no sources to verify at the moment if fuatavni claims are true or not…
Media censorship in Turkey Erdogan’s new style of control is less brutal, but much more effective, writes Jacob Weisber 11 documentaries withdraw from #Antalya #GoldenOrange festival amid '#Gezi' censorship claims http://t.co/dYhwe626ic pic.twitter.com/sNkThUiIAr — News For Turkey (@NewsForTurkey_) October 9, 2014 Court lifts warrant for sociologist Pınar Selek The Istanbul 15th Court of Serious … Read more
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Here is the full transcript of Erdoğan’s provocative speech in English. 7 June 2013: Same headlines in 6 dailies. This is media censorship: Turkish democracy needs compromise and tolerance, say members of European Parliament Members of European Parliament said the ongoing. Ankara ?chapuls? in tear gas-free Kuğulu Park Residents of Ankara were hit by an unexpected … Read more