by admin | Nov 10, 2015 | international, Turkey
The 1 November elections were monitored by hundreds of independent observers, including several human rights lawyers, journalists and lawmakers from the UK. Lord Hylton, who was in Diyarbakir (south eastern Turkey) as part of a delegation over the election weekend,...
by admin | Nov 7, 2015 | international, media freedom, Turkey
The NUJ joined the International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ and EFJ) and their affiliate the Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) in calling for press freedom in Turkey following the election. The call was made following the surprise victory of...
by admin | Oct 14, 2015 | international, Turkey
A scathing report commissioned by one of President Erdogan’s exiled opponents states that the Turkish government is inflicting “systematic human rights violations” on its judiciary, police and media. The 95 page report alleges that the AK party (Justice and...
by admin | Sep 22, 2015 | censorship, international, media freedom, Turkey
Increasing attacks on journalists, jailings, limits on collective bargaining, increasing restrictions on the right to report, more prosecutions and less press freedom. These were some of the key issues discussed at a conference held in Istanbul on 17/18 September,...
by admin | Jun 17, 2015 | Campaigns, international, Press, Turkey
I was unable to go to Turkey last week for yet another round in the OdaTV trial, held on 12 June (see previous blog ‘OdaTV trials – more of the same’ dated 1 February 2015) but the European Federation of Journalists was represented by Patrick Kamenka from France. Last...
by admin | Jun 9, 2015 | Europe, media freedom, Turkey
Just two weeks before the general election in Turkey on 7 June the New York Times ran an editorial ‘Dark clouds over Turkey’. It reported rising tensions in the country and that opposition supporters were fearful of a new crackdown to ensure that the...
