Turkish journalism is all but destroyed 27 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, freedom of expression, journalism, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yavuz Baydar
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The Guardian Weekly (UK) 27 March 2015, p. 19
Yavuz Baydar *
Intimidation and imprisonment mean the free media is on the verge of extinction, while government-friendly moguls are given lucrative contracts. (suite…)
Turkey’s Human Rights Rollback: Recommendations for Reform 29 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Emma Sinclair-Webb, freedom of expression, human rights, Human Rights Watch, peace process, PKK, Rule of Law
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HRW Report (Human Rights Watch) September 2014
Emma Sinclair-Webb *
This 38-page report outlines the rollback of human rights and rule of law in Turkey, linked to mass anti-government protests in 2013 and corruption allegations that go to the very heart of the government of the ruling AKP. (suite…)
The Peer Review Reports on « Judiciary and Fundamental Rights » 1 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Delegation of the European Union to Turkey, freedom of expression, judiciary, Katrin Nyman-Metcalf, Luca Perilli, Peer Review Reports, Thomas Giegerich, Wolfgang Benedek
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Peer Review Reports (Delegation of the European Union to Turkey) 2014
Chapter 23: Judiciary and Fundamental Rights
Peer Reviews are missions conducted by experts from EU member States to carry out a thorough assessment of developments occurred in Turkey in the areas of freedom of expression and of judiciary. (suite…)
Why freedom of expression is under threat in Turkey 28 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: freedom of expression, PEN International, Twitter, World Press Freedom, YouTube
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The Guardian (UK) Friday, March 28, 2014, p. 41
Letter *
We are writers from around the world who love, live and breathe words. We are united in our belief that freedom of expression is a universal and fundamental human right. We are gravely concerned about « the freedom of words » in Turkey. (suite…)
‘Censorship and art do not mix’ 14 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Censorship, freedom of expression, Index on Censorship, Meltem Arikan, novelist, playwright
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The Daily Star (Lebanon) Friday, February 14, 2014, p. 16
India Stoughton, Beirut
Three artists from the MENA region received international recognition for their work to advance freedom of expression this month, including Lebanese playwright Lucien Bourjeily. (suite…)
Democracy in Crisis: Corruption, Media, and Power in Turkey 3 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Andrew Finkel, Carla Anne Robbins, Civil Society, corruption, David J. Kramer, democracy, Freedom House, freedom of expression, human rights, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom, Nate Schenkkan, press freedom, Rule of Law, Susan Corke
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Special Report (Freedom House) February 3, 2014 Türkçe
Susan Corke, Andrew Finkel, David J. Kramer, Carla Anne Robbins, Nate Schenkkan
Turkey’s government is improperly using its leverage over media to limit public debate about government actions and punish journalists and media owners who dispute government claims, deepening the country’s political and social polarization, Freedom House concludes in a report issued on February 3. (suite…)
Freedom on the Net 2013 – Turkey 4 octobre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Freedom House, freedom of expression, internet
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Freedom on the Net 2013 (Freedom House) October 3, 2013, pages 719-732
This report covers events between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013.
Turkish authorities added several thousand websites to its blocking list, increasing the total to almost 30,000 (suite…)
Western Balkans and Turkey Media and Freedom of Expression Fact-finding and Scoping Study 28 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU, European Commission, freedom of expression, press freedom, Turkey, western balkans
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Framework Contract EuropeAid (European Commission) Nr. 2012/288659/1
September 2012 – April 2013, Final Report
Prepared by Particip
This report provides four sets of recommendations with close to forty detailed action proposals aiming at improving institutional capacities in the Western Balkans and Turkey to ensure media freedom and freedom of expression. (suite…)
Turkey: Decriminalize dissent: Time to deliver on the right to freedom of expression 27 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Amnesty International, freedom of expression, penal code, Turkey
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Amnesty International Report, EUR 44/001/2013 Türkçe
27 March 2013
The right to freedom of expression is under attack in Turkey. Criminal prosecutions targeting dissenting opinions represent one of Turkey’s most entrenched human rights problems. (suite…)
Does the EU Still Have Leverage on Questions of Freedom of Expression in Turkey? 12 septembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU membership, freedom of expression, human rights, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Michael Leigh, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 4, 12 September 2012, 2 p
by Michael Leigh *
Does the EU still have leverage on questions of freedom of expression in Turkey? The problem of freedom of expression is real enough. (suite…)
Actor’s insult prompts culture war by Turkish PM 18 mai 2012
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Dikmen Gurun, freedom of expression, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sümeyye Erdogan, théâtre, Tolga Tuncer, Turkey
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The Guardian (UK) 18 May 2012, p. 24
Fiachra Gibbons, Istanbul
Daughter ‘humiliated’ in theatre, so Erdogan threatens subsidies. (suite…)
Shadow force grows in Turkey 18 avril 2012
Posted by Acturca in Religion, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Şık, Ergenekon, Fethullah Gülen, freedom of expression, Hanefi Avci, Islam, journalist, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey / Turquie
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International Herald Tribune (USA) Wednesday, April 18, 2012, p. 1
By Dan Bilefsky And Sebnem Arsu, Istanbul
When Ahmet Sik was jailed last year on charges of plotting to overthrow the government, he had little doubt that a secretive movement linked to a reclusive imam living in the United States was behind his arrest. (suite…)
1000 Days 9 décembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Şık, conviction, détention, Derya Sazak, Ergenekon, European Court of Human Rights, freedom of expression, Isil Karakas, journalist, judge, Mustafa Balbay, Nedim Şener, press, Turkey / Turquie
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BBC Monitoring Europe (UK) December 9, 2011 Friday Türkçe
by Derya Sazak, Milliyet, 1 December 2011
ECHR [European Court of Human Rights] Judge Isil Karakas has declared that Turkey has faced more convictions than any other country for « violations » associated with long detention periods and the freedoms of expression and the press, adding that Turkey is the worst state (suite…)
Turkey and human rights: Home thoughts from abroad 26 novembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: freedom of expression, human rights, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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The Economist (UK)
Nov 26th 2011, Ankara
Even as Turkey preaches human rights to neighbours, its record at home is patchy (suite…)
Is Turkey using the courts to silence critics? 24 novembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Şık, Ergenekon, freedom of expression, journalist, Nedim Şener, Pelin Turgut, press, Turkey / Turquie
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Time.com (USA) Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011
By Pelin Turgut, Istanbul
Nine months after they were first detained, two well-known and internationally acclaimed Turkish investigative journalists finally appeared before a judge on Tuesday in a trial that has become a rallying point for critics of Turkey’s curbs on freedom of expression. (suite…)
Clinton chides Turkey on rights record 17 juillet 2011
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: freedom of expression, freedom of religion, Hillary Clinton, press, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, USA
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The New York Times (USA) Sunday, July 17, 2011, p. A 10
By Sebnem Arsu, Istanbul
In a series of pointed statements, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Turkey, a close NATO ally, on Saturday, for its mixed record on press and other freedoms. (suite…)
Turkey’s muzzled muckrakers 6 mai 2011
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Andrew Finkel, Ergenekon, freedom of expression, press, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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International Herald Tribune, Friday, May 6, 2011, p. 8
By Andrew Finkel *, Istanbul
Imagine if back in the days of Watergate, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein had been put on trial for being part of the very conspiracy they were trying to uncover. Then suppose a large section of the Washington press corps proceeded to pat federal prosecutors on the back for a job well done. (suite…)
Turkey struggles to define itself 25 janvier 2008
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: 301, Ataturk, Atilla Yayla, freedom of expression, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkish
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The International Herald Tribune, January 24, 2008
By Sabrina Tavernise, Izmir
When Atilla Yayla, a maverick political science professor, offered a mild criticism of Turkey’s first years as a country, his remarks unleashed a torrent of abuse. (suite…)
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Internet Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Turkey 25 juillet 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ben Wagner, commentary, freedom of expression, GTE Commentary, human rights, internet, Internet Freedom, Istituto Affari Internazionali, média, Twitter, YouTube
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 12, July 2014
by Ben Wagner *
The depressing reaction of the Turkish authorities to the Taksim and Gezi park protests bears strong authoritarian hallmarks and reflects the Turkish government’s fear of open displays of any form of dissent. (suite…)