The issues of press freedom and freedom of expression in Turkey have for several years attracted a great deal of attention and provoked extensive debate both in Turkey and in other Western countries. Dozens of journalists critical of the government have been jailed, and hefty fines have been levied against media outlets seen as opposing … Read more
Bloomberg chief says data access inexcusable Matthew Winkler, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, apologized for allowing journalists ?limited? access to sensitive data AP leak put Americans ‘at risk,’ US Attorney General says The leak that prompted the seizure of a journalist phone records was a ‘very serious’ matter which ‘puts the American people at risk,’ Attorney … Read more
Child Workers Near 900,000 in Turkey from Bianet :: English According to a recent report released by Turkey’s main statistics institute, there are currently 893,000 child workers with half of them not going to any school in Turkey On Turkish Media: What I Told Al Jazeera and They Couldn’t Air from The Istanbulian by Emre … Read more
Doubts about report on Uludere massacre from Journalist in Turkey, background articles, news and weblog about by Fréderike Geerdink ISTANBUL ? A commission in the Turkish parliament has finalized its report on the Uludere massacre, in which 34 civilians were killed at the end of 2011. According to the report the bombing of civilians was … Read more
MEMO FROM DIYARBAKIR; Turkey Renews Focus on Ending Its Long Conflict With Kurds from NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO; Sebnem Arsu contributed reporting from Diyarbakir, and Ceylan Yeginsu from Istanbul. One of the region?s most intractable conflicts may be nearing a close, thanks to the determination of the prime minister, yet ending violence … Read more
Turkish Army denies claims of German troops? mistreatment from Hurriyet Daily News The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has denied claims that German troops sent to operate Psychiatrist Reacts Ministry’s Sex Segregation from Bianet :: English Reminding the youth ministry’s recent order to separate girls and boys during overnight train ride to a youth camp, psychiatrist … Read more
Turkey: ‘World’s biggest prison’ for media from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Reporter rights groups accuse Ankara of jailing more journalists than any other country in the world last year. Violent protests lead to cancelation of BDP?s Black Sea tour from Hurriyet Daily News Violent protests staged in the Black Sea provinces of Sinop and … Read more
Journalism under attack across the globe imperils press freedom from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Roy Greenslade An unprecedented rise in the number of journalists killed and imprisoned in the past year, coupled with restrictive legislation and state censorship, is jeopardising independent reporting in many countries, according to a report issued today. From the … Read more
Turkey to Implement New Judicial Reforms from Bianet :: English ntvmsnbc said Turkish government is soon to conclude its efforts to draft new judicial reforms, publicly known as 4th Judicial Package. Judicial package in pipeline: Justice minister from Hurriyet Daily News The fourth judicial package, which aims to remedy structural problems in the Turkish judicial. … Read more
Turkey on 154th in press index from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey slipped a further six places, dropping to 154th of 179 countries… Maalouf’s ‘Samarkand’ investigated by Turkish education board from Hurriyet Daily News French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf?s historical novel Samarkand.. Turkey Found Guilty For Convicting Campaigns in Kurdish from Bianet :: English The European Court … Read more
Pınar Selek Issused a Life Sentence after 15 Year Trial from Global Voices Online by Baran Mavzer Pınar Selek, a Strasbourg-based sociologist and a writer, previously accused of bombing the Istanbul Spice Bazaar in 1998, was sentenced to life in prison in Turkey. After after being acquitted three times during her almost 15 year-long trial, … Read more
Turkey’s Human Rights Record 2012 – Part I from Bianet :: English On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, Turkey’s two main human rights organizations released their annual torture reports, complaining that impunity on several torture cases encouraged the ongoing human tragedy in Turkey. Turkey’s Human Rights Record 2012 – Part II from Bianet … Read more
A woman is helped by demonstrators as Turkish riot police fire water cannon and tear gas during a Kurdish demonstration in support of a widespread hunger strike by Kurdish prisoners, on November 4, 2012 in Istanbul (AFP Photo / Bulent Kilic) VIA Turkey: Turkish Police Use Tear-Gas Against Protesting Mothers from Global Voices Online by … Read more
Questions about CPJ’s Turkey report? Here, our answers. – Blog – Committee to Protect Journalists Questions about CPJ’s Turkey report? Here, our answers. By Joel Simon/CPJ Executive Director Last week’s release of CPJ’s report on Turkey’s press freedom crisis generated widespread domestic media coverage and sparked a robust public debate. The response from Turkish journalists … Read more
Turkey accused of pursuing campaign of intimidation against media from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Simon Tisdall Two independent reports have found evidence of a pattern of harassment against writers and broadcasters Ankara is pursuing a systematic campaign of intimidation against the Turkish media, including the prosecution and jailing of writers, and demands for … Read more