After the release of the RSF World Press Freedom Index, PM Erdoğan announced that his government had opened the way to freedom of expression. The PM ...»

Council of Europe Commissioner of Human Rights Hammarberg introduced the report "Human Rights and a Changing Media Landscape" in London last week. He drew attention to ...»

About 50 journalists and intellectuals sold the Özgür Gündem newspaper on Human Rights day in Istanbul to speak up for press freedom and freedom of expression. ...»

ECHR judge Karakaş said that among all member states of the Council of Europe, Turkey was the country in the worst situation considering press freedom and ...»

The rhetoric of hate speech was deciphered at a panel discussion on hate speech and freedom of expression. Journalist Öğünç described how hate speech is produced ...»

Problematic areas of freedom of expression and detained journalists were the main topics discussed at the Freedom Express attended by journalists Nadire Mater, Wilco van Harpen ...»

IFEX launched a joint action to call on the UN to recognize the importance of access to information and free media to sustainable development. 77 civil ...»

A civil police officer and two of her relatives allegedly attacked two young persons who were talking about justice in a public metro bus in Istanbul ...»

Raziye Kızıl (Gazin), faces two trials because of Kurdish folk songs. The Kurdish lyrics in the police records were supposedly translated incorrectly. The court did not ...»

Politician Hatip Dicle is facing imprisonment of up to ten years because of the contents of his book and a speech he made at the Democratic ...»

Government Spokesman Arınç invited media executives to a meeting on "processing terror news". Experts and top-level executives in the Turkish media evaluated such a meeting for ...»

The first two issues of the Özgür Halk ve Demokratik Modernite magazine were seized. The publication was suspended twice and a Diyarbakır court decided to confiscate ...»

Arrested journalist Şener was acquitted of charges of "violation of confidentiality" and the "attempt to influence a fair trial". Another nine trials are pending against the ...»

Journalists in prison and internet censorship were discussed in the "Speak Up!" conference in Brussels on 6 May. Nadire Mater, Firket İlkiz and Yaman Akdeniz were ...»

By 31 March, 5 journalists were in prison for their writings, another 42 press members in the context of operations like "Ergenekon" and other major trials ...»

Held under arrest with an unforeseeable legislative procedure and under ill-treatment, İnan Süver escapes prison. Five people are on trial for a press statement in support ...»

Prime Minister Erdoğan replied to the questions of the Members of Parliament of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He emphasized the independence of ...»

"We argue that freedom from expression has always been an integral part of our daily lives and seems to become much more so in near future" ...»

Concern about press freedom in Turkey was now also expressed in a joint statement by the European Turkish Journalists Association, the German Journalists Union and the ...»

According to data compiled by the BİA Media Monitoring Report, 220 people, 104 of whom were journalists, stood trial in 2010 in the scope of freedom ...»

About 500 members of the Istanbul Bar Association demonstrated against custody and arrests of journalists on Tuesday and called for an independent judiciary. Their motto was ...»

EFJ President König deplored the lack of freedom of expression and press freedom in Turkey. He also claimed a lack of democracy and emphasized that the ...»

Turkey has to pay € 16,000 in compensation to Faruk Temel, member of the People's Democracy Party, by reason of a breach of the right to ...»

The Human Rights Watch World Report 2011 reveals the countries deficits in freedom of expression. The number of trials against journalists increased again, provisions of the ...»

Azadiya Welat, Rojev newspapers, Guney magazine, YouTube, Eksisozlük and Sanliurfa.com web sites were the targets of bans, closures and confiscations, says BIA's 2010 third quarterly report. ...»

RSF criticized the Turkish government for more than 25 articles in the Turkish Criminal Law and the Anti-Terror law that restrict press freedom and free speech. ...»

The Progress Report of the European Union Commission criticized the numerous trials opened against journalists for reporting about the "Ergenekon" case and warned Turkey on procedures ...»

The Freedom for Journalists Platform announced that 50 press employees are currently imprisoned and that 1,200 trials against journalists are pending. Delegations of the platform are ...»

BDP deputy Birdal stated that both the Turkish Criminal Law and the Anti-Terror Law are being used to restrict freedom of expression. He said that the ...»

Once more, Turkey was sentenced by the European Court of Human Rights in a freedom of expression case. The state has to pay compensation to Erdal ...»