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A chip in the wall of Turkey’s internet censorship
Internet Rights Protest, 2011. Photo by Kevglobal Restriction of internet access can constitute an attack on freedom of expression. This was the conclusion of the European Court of Human Rights today,...
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Human Rights Watch: Revise or Repeal Internet Law 5651
Human Rights Watch has issued an important assessment of the Ahmet Yıldırım internet case. On December 18, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey had violated the right to freedom of...
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Repost: Why is Turkey Prosecuting Yet Another Artist?
It is a cold winter for freedom of expression in Turkey. Thousands are in prison or in pre-trial detention under Turkey’s bloated anti-terrorism laws, including nearly three thousand students. Artists...
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Breaking news: Fazil Say Receives 10 month suspended sentence (updated)
Fazil Say In a case that has been condemned by PEN, Amnesty International, and others, classical music luminary, Fazil Say, has been convicted and sentenced to a ten-month suspended sentence for...
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State Department Report on Human Rights in Turkey
Gay Pride Protest in Taksim Square The U.S. Department of State has released its annual country report on Human Rights in Turkey, outlining some areas of improvement and drawing attention to some major...
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Sign the Petition. Fight for Freedom of Expression in Turkey.
As we’ve written in previous posts, the Fourth Judicial Package passed earlier this month marked some important improvements for freedom of expression in Turkey. But the hard reality is that it did...
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Two Minutes to Fight for Freedom in Turkey (reposted from AI-USA site)
In Turkey, freedom of expression is under attack. But you can make a difference. And it will only take two minutes of your time to add your voice to calls for real freedom in Turkey. The...
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Amnesty: Fourth Judicial Package “Another Missed Opportunity”
“[A] missed opportunity for the government to deliver genuine human rights reform.” That is how John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s Europe and Central Asia Director, described the much awaited...
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Don’t shoot the messenger
A comparison making the rounds on facebook: simultaneous broadcasts: a cooking show on CNN Turk and graphic images from Taksim square on CNN International Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has found a lot...
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The site that you are attempting to reach…
Some black humor at Gezi Park. Photo credits: Mehmet Kaçmaz /NarPhotos Use by Permission So… apparently internet access to our newsletter is currently blocked by court order in Turkey… our thanks to...
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Release of major report Amnesty Report on Gezi Crackdown
I have worked on human rights in Turkey for well over a decade now, first volunteering at shelters for refugees and migrants as a doctoral student and, later, as Country Specialist for Amnesty...
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Turkey’s abyssmal HR record draws global attention
As 2013 draws to a close and the world takes stock, it is clear that Turkey’s appalling human rights record is gaining global attention. Credit: Reuters Below are three of the stories in the...
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Turkey Tightens the Noose on Freedom of Speech
It should have surprised no one when another Turkish journalist was fired this past weekend for criticizing the government. Yeni Safak columnist Murat Aksoy commented on CNN Turk that “the state has...
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In Turkey, new steps to control the internet
On February 5, the Turkish Parliament passed a law that further tightened the government’s control over the internet. The government already blocks some 40,000 internet sites, but the newly enacted...
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Clashes in Istanbul over proposed Internet restrictions
Protests in Istanbul February 2014 © Erhan Arık / Nar Photos Used by Permission News reports from Istanbul this evening describe police attempts to cordon off sections of Taksim from protestors. The...
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“Twitter Trial” in Izmir
Coming in the context of repeated efforts by the Turkish government to block social media outlets, the next hearing of the Izmir “Twitter Trial” is receiving international attention. The case involves...
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Erdogan proclaims Turkey’s press “freest in world” as harassment of...
terrorism police just searched my house, team of 8 guys. they take me to the station now. charge: 'propaganda for terrorist organization' — Frederike Geerdink (@fgeerdink) January 6, 2015 Without even...
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As another child dies in Eastern Turkey: “Silence equals Death”
Today, I won’t be writing about Turkey’s horrid response to the Charlie Hebdo attacks and their aftermath today. Enough ink has been spilled about the crocodile tears spilt by Prime Minister Davutoglu...
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Amnesty on Turkey’s Worsening Human Rights Record: 11 Key Issues
At midnight tonight, Amnesty International issued its Annual Report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. There is grim reading throughout. This was a tough year for human rights worldwide. Below...
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Turkey again blocks social media
A Turkish court order has again blocked major social media tools today, citing publication of images from last week’s attack on an Istanbul courthouse DHKP-C. Access to facebook, twitter, and youtube...
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