media freedom

A journalist Sedef Kabaş faces up to 5 years due to a Twitter message While European Parliament accepts resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey

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  European Parliament accepts resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey The European Parliament approved a resolution on freedom of expression in Turkey Top body initiates yet another mass purge of Turkey‘s judiciary Turkey has witnessed yet another huge wave of mass purges in the judiciary, with the government replacing almost 1,000 judges and prosecutor Turkey … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Another child killed in Cizre… Children profiled by Diyarbakır Education Office…

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Twelve-year-old shot dead in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast A 12-year-old boy was shot dead in Cizre in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, the sixth person to be killed in the largely Kurdish town in the last three weeks, security sources said. The spate of killings risk undermining confidence in a two-year-old peace process between the government and the … Read more

A very dark day for Turkey: A newspaper ambushed by police… Charlie Hebdo’s cover banned… Media Ban on Intelligence-Affiliated Trucks Coverage….

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Twitter withheld @LazepeM in Turkey who released Turkish gov's alleged war crimes in Syria — Erkan Saka (@sakaerka) January 14, 2015 #Turkey: 94 journalists denied official press cards by government commission http://t.co/Ycz8mtuFV6 #ECPM #mediafreedom — Index on Censorship (@IndexCensorship) January 14, 2015 Since midnight, pro-akp trolls are massively provoking for violence against Cumhuriyet daily for … Read more

Bildiri: #GazetecilerDerhalBırakılsın [Set Journalists Free, Now!]

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Change.org Kampanyası. Destek için tıklayınız. Gazeteciler Derhal Serbest Bırakılsın ! / Set Journalists Free, Now! Özgür Basın Susturulamaz Türkiye GAZETECİLER DERHAL SERBEST BIRAKILSIN! Zaman Gazetesi Genel Yayın Müdürü Ekrem Dumanlı ve Samanyolu Televizyonu Yayın Grubu Başkanı Hidayet Karaca 14 Aralık günü onlarca gazeteci, medya çalışanı ve hatta bir senaryo yazarı ile birlikte gözaltına alındı. Gazete yazısı … Read more

Supporters gather to defy a possible raid against [Zaman etc] journalists. #ZalimdenKorkmuyoruz

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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…

EFD Rights Watch: FT Piece on “Media censorship in Turkey”

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  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

Censorship and Digital Surveillance in Turkey Country Report September-2014 by @altbilisim Alternative Informatics Association

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Alternative Informatics Association’s Censorship and Digital Surveillance in Turkey Country Report September-2014 There is Censorship on the Internet and Freedom of Expression is Restricted in Turkey. With the central filter implemented and public access points being arbitrarily censored/filtered, the blocking of Internet access in Turkey has turned into an escalating mechanism for the censorship/control of Internet … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: “27 Acquitted, 1 Convicted For Insult in Twitter Case

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27 Acquitted, 1 Convicted For Insult in Twitter Case  Bianet :: English İzmir 22nd Assize Court ordered the acquittal of 27 out of 28 defendants charged with “igniting public to violating laws and insulting” during the Gezi Resistance.   Turkish scribe sentenced to prison for insulting Erdoğan in book on Gezi protests A journalist has been sentenced … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: CPJ: 59 journalists fired in the wake of Gezi protests, 40 still behind bars…

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59 journalists fired in the wake of Gezi protests, 40 still behind bars: CPJ   The record ‘thwarts Turkey‘s aspirations to be regarded as a regional democratic model’ ***************** Specially authorized wiretapping regime continues   There are two types of eavesdropping regimes in effect in Turkey today, based on different legislation   7 Deadly Things … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Erdoğan among “Great People” in RSF’s annual list. 22 lawyers tried in Silivri… #SavunmayaÖzgürlük

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GVInDRlYZA Journalists killed, bloggers imprisoned, censorship…, the overall level of freedom of information violations continues to be very high and the situation is still worrying in 2013 as proved by the annual round-up published on December 13th, 2013 by Reporters Without Borders. Reporters Without Borders and its agency BETC denounce this alarming observation with their … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: “?Turkish government uses ownership laws to pressure media….

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?Turkish government uses ownership laws to pressure media,? press freedom advocate says Journalists in Turkey are still suffering from imprisonment, Anne Cooper, a former Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) official and free press advocate has said Drug gang members arrested over leftist protester’s killing Fourteen alleged drug gang members have been arrested following last week?s … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Turkey at work to trick UEFA to bring police at games..

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  Turkey seeks way to sway UEFA over police at games The Turkish government is mulling ways to convince UEFA over the authorization of police officers to oversee the security at games Male students wear skirts to protest ban in Turkey’s Antalya A small group of male high school students wore skirts in protest at … Read more

?Shame museum? marks victims of Gezi protests.. EFD Rights Watch…

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The ?shame museum? displays the personal belongings and photographs of Ethem Sarısülük and Ali İsmail Korkmaz, two people killed in the Gezi unrest. ?Shame museum? marks victims of Gezi protests A ?shame museum? originally established to exhibit belongings, photographs and memories of those who died during the Sept. 12, 1980 military coup era  Heberler, Political Satire … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: “Turkish President Gül ?sad? over former top commander?s conviction

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Turkish President Gül ?sad? over former top commander?s conviction Turkey?s President has expressed sadness over the conviction of a former top commander in a coup plot court case Turkish Judicial System Takes Blow in Ergenekon Verdict Al-Monitor On Aug. 7, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesman Huseyin Celik responded cynically to reactions to Monday’s … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Ekşi Sözlük is the target of organized attacks…

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As recently stated Ekşi Sözlük is one of the major internet sites that harbored an internet user culture in Turkey. From time to time, it has been targeted by conservative or Islamist citizens who are quite annoyed with the existence of such a major independent site despite the growth of Facebook and Twitter. There are … Read more