Arrest of journalists condemned: Release them now demands IFJ/EFJ
A court in Istanbul has charged two journalists from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper with spying after they alleged Turkey’s secret services had sent arms to Islamist rebels in Syria. Can Dundar the editor-in-chief, (who I have met on my visits to Turkey) and...
Those elections – a view from Turkey
A longstanding journalist colleague of mine writes: “The election result was surprise for everyone. Many analysis points out that the nationalists voters (MHP) shifted to the AKP. And also some religious Kurdish voters who supported Kurdish party (HDP) in the June...
Turkish Elections – observers report back
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,...