Freedom of Speech in Turkey
Turkey has had a long legacy of repressing freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Turkey has a rating of 138 out of 178 from Reporters Without Borders, despite modest reforms in recent years. Turkey's "Anti-Terrorism" law disproportionately targets Kurds, and even expressing sympathy for a state of Kurdistan can be tried as an insult to "Turkishness". Anti-Terror laws have arrested thousands of people, from pacifists to politicians to academics, for insisting on speaking out within Turkish society. More
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Interview with Noam Chomsky on the freedom of speech violations in Turkey(March 6th, 2013)
18 Mar 00:26
Turkey’s Failed Attempt at Democratization | International Affairs Review
18 Mar 00:23Turkey’s Failed Attempt at Democratization Turkey has signalled a shift from European to Islamic values.
Turkey: 'World's biggest prison' for media - Features - Al Jazeera English
18 Mar 00:22Reporter rights groups accuse Ankara of jailing more journalists than any other country in the world last year.
RIGHTS - PEN Turkey continues to fight freedom of speech
18 Mar 00:21“At present, Turkey is still a wonderful country for tourists, but it is becoming an increasingly difficult place for its citizens...
Turkey: The Struggle of Kurds for their Human Rights - Leyla Zana
27 Feb 07:29
Bulgaria: EU Urges Turkey to Respect Freedom of Speech - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
13 Feb 02:52EU Urges Turkey to Respect Freedom of Speech World | February 5, 2013, Tuesday| 504 views Tweet The Council of Europe's Secretary-General Thorbjorn
Zipped-Lips in Turkey’s Media - Emerging Europe Real Time - WSJ
09 Feb 04:14U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit to Istanbul this weekend, rapped Turkey's government for suppressing press freedoms. She had in mind the jailing of reporters and closure of internet websites. Less talked about is what many...
Turkey “allows” Kurdish in court, still prosecutes Kurds unfairly | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
31 Jan 21:1301 Feb 2013 More Options Tweet Turkey “allows” Kurdish in court, still prosecutes Kurds unfairly by Alliance for Kurdish Rights KCK hearing in Di
Censorship Rumors in Turkey Boost Classics to Bestseller List | Middle East | World | Epoch Times
29 Jan 23:13Rumors that two classic books could face censorship in Turkey boosted them to best-seller status within a week.
Turkey suppresses evolution books « Why Evolution Is True
29 Jan 13:13UPDATE: In the comments below, reader mecwordpress calls attention to an article in the Hurriyet Daily News in which TÜBITAK denies having censored evolution books: The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) has strongly...
As Turkey Rises, 'A Real Problem' With Censorship : NPR
24 Jan 13:14The country is disputing a new report that names it as the world's leading jailer of journalists, with scores behind bars — ahead of Iran, China and other authoritarian states. Ongoing international attention to Turkey's treatment of the media has...
Turkey chips away at evolution | Science Buzz
19 Jan 17:11Site Navigation
In Erdogan’s Turkey, Censorship Finds Fertile Ground
14 Jan 14:17Turkey’s best-loved impersonator satirist Levent Kirca holds a bouquet of carnations as he is greeted by supporters at the start of a hunger strike in Istanbul on Nov. 3. Comedian...
John Steinbeck attracts the wrath of parents in Turkey | Books | The Guardian
12 Jan 01:11Both Of Mice and Men and José Mauro de Vasconcelos's My Sweet Orange Tree were declared unfit for educational use – though luckily the culture minister had other ideas
Turkish writers' group investigated for 'insulting state' | Books | The Guardian
11 Jan 22:13PEN Turkey accused of breaking law by condemning musician's prosecution as a 'fascist development'
Turkey lifts ban on thousands of books » MobyLives
10 Jan 15:14Turkey lifts ban on thousands of books
SocGen Ceases Commentary on Turkey as New Law Threatens Jail - Bloomberg
06 Jan 07:11Societe Generale SA ordered employees to cease commentary on Turkey pending a review of new legislation that threatens up to five years imprisonment for certain types of commentary on financial markets.
Turkey: Why Prime Minister Erdogan Riles Against Ottoman Soap Opera | TIME.com
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What is the role of the US in helping Turkey suppress the Kurds? | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
20 Dec 08:1520 Dec 2012 More Options Tweet What is the role of the US in helping Turkey suppress the Kurds? by Suzan Boulad (Syria) It is common knowledge among
Turkey's Problem With Media Freedom - Eugen Tomiuc - The Atlantic
12 Dec 20:12An exiled journalist talks about the prospects of bringing freedom of the press to a country whose government has imprisoned scores of his colleagues.
Internet Governance Map: Countries with most Google take-down requests. - Slate Magazine
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As Turkey Rises, 'A Real Problem' With Censorship - Care2 News Network
13 Nov 04:11Nearly two years ago, Soner Yalcin and more than a dozen of his employees at the online news outlet OdaTV joined the growing list of incarcerated Turkish journalists.
ORGANIZED RAGE: As Turkey modernises, there is a problem developing with censorship and the imprisonment of journalists.
12 Nov 22:10
Turkey Censorship and Why It Matters « Behind the Scenes of a TV Talk Show
11 Nov 02:10November 10, 2012 Nearly two years ago, Soner Yalcin and more than a dozen of his employees at the online news outlet OdaTV joined the growing list of incarcerated Turkish journalists. Yalcin, the owner of OdaTV, is one of the sharpest critics of...
Turkey's War on Journalists - Michael Koplow - The Atlantic
25 Oct 09:13A scathing report by the Committee to Protect Journalists is too late to make a difference.
Turkey has jailed more journalists than Iran, Eritrea or China: watchdog | World | News | National Post
23 Oct 02:11The damning report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) added to a chorus of criticism from the European Union and rights groups of the EU-candidate country's mass detention of reporters
Which Countries Actively Suppress Internet Freedom?
04 Oct 01:10Countries are trying to impose control over the Internet in the form of censorship and restricting access. Find out which governments top the list.
YouTube goes legit in Turkey, bringing more sales and more censorship — paidContent
02 Oct 12:12Google's video site is already the number-five web service in Turkey. Now it will have to work under the fast-growing country's laws. But that could mean a big growth opportunity for the service.
YouTube opens Turkish site, giving government more control| Reuters
02 Oct 12:12ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Tuesday it had won a long-running battle to persuade the video-sharing website YouTube to operate under a Turkish web domain, giving Ankara a tighter rein over the site's
KCK trials in Turkey: “Justice will not be served!” | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
29 Sep 10:1029 Sep 2012 More Options Tweet KCK trials in Turkey: “Justice will not be served!” by Alliance for Kurdish Rights The Peace in Kurdistan Campaign
EU gearing up for one of the toughest reports on Turkey in recent years
21 Sep 01:10The draft report harshly criticizes Turkey's shortcomings, despite its efforts to reform, citing as basic reasons the almost virtual halt of the refor
Media self-censorship: not just a problem for Turkey | Michael White | Politics | guardian.co.uk
20 Sep 08:11Michael White: While us hacks in Britain do not fear a dawn knock at the door – as some of our Turkish colleagues do – we should not feel too pleased with ourselves
Gareth Jenkins: The deteriorating state of media freedom in Turkey - Your Middle East
18 Sep 14:11"The environment perpetuated by the Turkish media...has enabled Erdoğan to exercise his authoritarian instincts"
Turkey Says 500 Rebels Killed, Captured In Past Month
17 Sep 17:10Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erodgan says Turkish security forces have killed or captured some 500 Kurdish rebels over the past month.
Turkey would rather jail journalists than address the Kurdish question. By Fazel Hawramy
15 Sep 08:12Kurdish Music Box
Fewer taboos in Turkey, more reporters in prison | DOHA CENTRE FOR MEDIA FREEDOM
13 Sep 16:10Fewer taboos in Turkey, more reporters in prison Fewer taboos in Turkey, more reporters in prison The paradox of freedom of expression in Turkey. By
Erdoğan tells media not to cover Kurdish conflict - Blog - Committee to Protect Journalists
12 Sep 20:01Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey is known to lash out publicly at journalists of whose coverage he disapproves. He has called on media owners and editors to discipline reporters and columnists critical of his policies, particularly...
Erdoğan tells media not to cover Kurdish conflict - Blog - Committee to Protect Journalists
12 Sep 17:10Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey is known to lash out publicly at journalists of whose coverage he disapproves. He has called on media owners and editors to discipline reporters and columnists critical of his policies, particularly...
Dozens of Kurdish journalists face terrorism charges in Turkey | World news | The Guardian
12 Sep 07:11Human rights groups say country's biggest ever media trial is attempt to intimidate press
Dozens of Kurdish journalists face terrorism trial in Turkey | Index on Censorship
11 Sep 07:12Dozens of Kurdish journalists face terrorism trial in Turkey11 Sep 2012 The biggest media trial in Turkey’s history has begun, 44 journalists appear
Turkey’s War Against the Power of the Pen | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
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07 Sep 06:11
Daily Dot | Turkey considers temporary social media ban after guerrilla attacks
04 Sep 13:44Turkey’s Minister of Transport and Communication, Binali Yıldırım, has indicated his country can and might engage in similar censorship—though he downplayed its severity, saying he would only block sites like Twitter and Facebook for a few...
Daily Dot | Turkey considers temporary social media ban after guerrilla attacks
04 Sep 13:11Turkey considers temporary social media ban after guerrilla attacks September 04, 2012 Perhaps India, where citizens cried foul after their governmen
Protests in the town of Cizre in spite of Turkish Censorship | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
31 Aug 08:1129 Aug 2012 More Options Tweet Protests in the town of Cizre in spite of Turkish Censorship by Alliance for Kurdish Rights On Sunday Kurdish resident
Media self-censorship: not just a problem for Turkey | Michael White | Politics | guardian.co.uk
25 Aug 10:10Michael White: While us hacks in Britain do not fear a dawn knock at the door – as some of our Turkish colleagues do – we should not feel too pleased with ourselves
Zero tolerance for freedom of expression
17 Aug 16:50So, for a while certain groups have been saying there is a fascist regime in Turkey. They discuss this abroad and in Turkey. The most important proof
Turkish 'Leadership' or Censorship?
04 Aug 12:11News and Analysis of Assyrian and Assyrian-related Issues Worldwide
The Media Day in prison for many journalists | ANF ENGLISH
26 Jul 09:12Latest News
Turks turn to Twitter as Erdogan muzzles traditional media | Alaska Dispatch
24 Jul 20:11Alaska Dispatch offers the latest news Alaska news, politics, opinion, culture, current events, and happenings around the world.
Kurdish protesters, MPs and academics brutally attacked by Turkish police | Alliance for Kurdish Rights
15 Jul 08:1014 Jul 2012 More Options Tweet Kurdish protesters, MPs and academics brutally attacked by Turkish police by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar Hundreds of protes
In Turkey the right to free speech is being lost | Mehdi Hasan | Comment is free | The Guardian
13 Jul 08:12Mehdi Hasan: Erdogan is using a series of alleged plots to justify a crackdown on dissent that threatens basic freedoms
Internet Censorship Protests In Turkey
09 Jul 07:12
Turkey: Index award winner faces jail | Index on Censorship « Find a Solicitor In Turkey
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Four journalists facing possible jail terms for alleged links to banned Kurdish group - Reporters Without Borders
03 Jul 19:10The trial of well-known publisher and journalist Ragip Zarakolu and three other journalists – Songül Karatagna, Kazim Seker and Hasan Özgünes – for their alleged connections with a banned Kurdish organization begins today inside Silivri high...
Kurdish rapper Serhado taken into custody | ANF ENGLISH
30 Jun 06:10Latest News
Some Google services being blocked in Turkey? [Updated from Google] - The Next Web
29 Jun 12:12New and notable from across TNW
Kurdish mayors' arrests impact services, narrows room for dialogue - SES Türkiye
29 Jun 07:11As KCK trials increase in scope, local services are being impacted and the sense of disenfranchisement grows.
International - Jenna Krajeski - Meet the 12-Year-Old Girl Who Risked Prison to Revive Her People's Language - The Atlantic
23 Jun 02:13The Turkish government recently lifted a decades-old ban on speaking Kurdish in schools, but a young Kurdish girl fighting for full rights says they still have a long way to go.
