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Opinion: Turkey’s press freedom trapped in the ballot box – Bülent Mumay / DW

"From the establishment of the modern Turkish Republic in 1923 to this day, the press in Turkey has never been able to enjoy complete...

Turkey’s New Disinformation Law Affects More Than Meets the Eye – Carnegie Endowment/Alper Coşkun

"As President Erdogan and the AKP face an electoral challenge in 2023, a new law tightens government control of social media and news websites....

Interview. Turkey’s Erdogan wants to create chaos to win next elections, says journalist Can Dundar – France 24/Marc Perelman

https://youtu.be/AHBwtsq6c5M "Can Dundar, the former editor-in-chief of Cumhuriyet, one of Turkey's main newspapers, discussed the press freedom situation in his native country during an interview with FRANCE...

In press freedom index, Middle Eastern countries go from bad to worse – Al-Monitor

"Press freedom and journalist safety remain “very bad” in the majority of the Middle East and North Africa nations, Reporters Without Borders' 2022 index...

TURKEY ‘Radio and Television Supreme Council wants no news to be reported, no criticism to be leveled at government’ – Bianet English

"Media ombudsperson Faruk Bildirici has spoken to bianet about the inquiry launched by the Radio and Television Supreme Council against Halk TV and its...

Turkey mourns journalist Uğur Mumcu on 29th anniversary of his assassination – Duvar English

"On the 29th anniversary of his assassination, investigative journalist Uğur Mumcu was commemorated with a ceremony in the capital Ankara. Mumcu was 51 when...

Turkey cracks down on independent journalists once again – Al-Monitor

« Hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called social media a threat to democracy, Antalya police raided local YouTubers and journalists » reports Nazlan Ertan...

Children’s channel broadcasting in Kurdish seeks to increase audience worldwide -ANF News

“Zarok TV, the children's channel broadcasting in Kurdish, promoted a support campaign on social media” reports ANF News. Zarok TV, the first and only Kurdish-language...

Turkey Tribunal – an international initiative to examine human rights issues in Turkey

The Turkey Tribunal is an opinions tribunal which has no legally binding power but holds high moral authority due its very renowned judges.

Erdogan accentue sa pression sur les médias.

Le Monde, Marie Jégo, le 15 août 2021, image: Nadire Mater, fondatrice du site d'information Bianet.org L’étau se resserre sur les médias turcs. Le Conseil...

Turkey plans further clampdown on independent media – Al-Monitor

Al-Monitor, July 23, 2021 Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP says it won't allow "fifth column" activity from independent media. Turkey’s announcement Wednesday that it will soon “regulate”...

An honourable profession in wreckage: how Erdoğan destroyed Turkey’s media

Ahval, May 3, 2021, Yavuz Baydar Turkey today is an inferno with respect to the freedom, independence and plurality of the media. The country has become...

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Introduction to the issue: “On Islamist Parties and the Inclusion-Moderation Hypothesis: Lessons from the Past Decade” – Clément Steuer / Journal of Middle East...

Abstract At the beginning of the 2010s, several Arab countries seemed about to follow the model of Turkey, with an electoral victory of Islamist parties...

Erdogan réélu: quels conséquences en Turquie? – Hamit Bozarslan / RFI

Bien que réélu pour un troisième mandat, le président turc se retrouve à la tête d’un pays littéralement coupé en deux. Porté par les...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan réélu en Turquie : « Un blanc-seing pour les cinq années à venir » – FRANCE 24

Le président Recep Tayyip Erdogan a été réélu dimanche à tête de la Turquie avec 52,2 % des suffrages,contre 47,8 % pour Kemal Kilicdaroglu, le candidat...

En Turquie, les femmes redoutent l’alliance d’Erdogan avec un parti islamiste kurde – FRANCE 24

L’alliance conclue par le président turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan avec Hüda-Par, un parti kurde islamiste radical au passé trouble, pour remporter l'élection présidentielle inquiète. Les femmes...

En Turquie, Erdogan prête serment pour son troisième mandat et nomme un expert au ministère de l’économie – LE MONDE

Mehmet Simsek, 56 ans, ancien économiste de la banque américaine Merrill Lynch, aura pour tâche de rétablir un peu d’orthodoxie dans la politique financière du...