Turkey: Courts being used to strangle media freedom
19th February 2019
Responding to the decision of a Turkish first instance appeals court to uphold the conviction of journalists and executives from the Cumhuriyet newspaper, Amnesty International’s Turkey Strategy and Research Manager, Andrew Gardner said: “Today’s ruling ...
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Turkey orders detention of 300 people over alleged Gulen links
19th February 2019
Turkey accuses Gulen of ordering the abortive bid to topple President Erdogan in mid-2016 [Charles Mostoller/Reuters] The order is part of multiple probes into supporters of US-based cleric, accused of being behind attempted 2016 coup. ...
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Police officer trips up pro-Kurdish member of parliament
17th February 2019
A Turkish police officer is caught on video slide tackling a member of parliament, pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya Agency reported on Friday. Saliha Aydeniz of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) fell face first when a police ...
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