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Gus Bilirakis and Ted Deutch Condemn Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Ted Deutch, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance condemned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s comments made in recent days concerning Israel’s military response to continued rocket attacks from the Hamas terrorist organization:
What does Erdogan’s AKP election victory say about Turkish society?
By Ariel Ben Solomon – The Jerusalem Post The Turkish people gave Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party a victory in local elections on Sunday, throwing their support behind a man who has increasingly become dictatorial. Erdogan has clamped down on the press and the Internet, and weeded out his opponents in the police and the […]
Turkish courts release eight journalists in two days
New York, March 27, 2014—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release this week of at least eight imprisoned journalists in Turkey, but calls on Turkish authorities to scrap the charges against them and release all of the journalists jailed in the country.
When the rule of law isn’t: Turkey at the crossroads
By Geoffrey King – CPJ Internet Advocacy Coordinator In less than a week, Turkish voters will cast their ballots in local elections widely seen as a test of support for embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has faced growing questions about official corruption since a high-level probe first became public in December. Although many […]
New Report: Turkey Financing Top Global Terror Groups
Turkey has become a principal financial hub for terrorists under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose government has helped Iran skirt sanctions, supported jihadi groups in Syria, and provided financial backing to Hamas, according to a new report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).
White House: Statement by the Press Secretary on Cyprus
President Obama and the United States welcome the meeting today of the two Cypriot leaders, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades and Mr. Dervish Eroglu, and the renewal of negotiations on a Cyprus settlement under the auspices of the United Nations.
Turkish president should veto Internet bill
San Francisco, February 6, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkish President Abdullah Gül to veto the Internet bill passed Wednesday by the Turkish Parliament. The bill would grant the Turkish government unprecedented control over the Internet by allowing Web pages to be blocked without a court order, requiring mandatory data retention by Internet Service Providers, and […]
The United States needs to tell Turkey to change course
By Morton Abramowitz, Eric Edelman and Blaise Misztal Whatever his achievements over the past decade, Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is destroying his country’s parlous democracy. That is a profound problem for Turks and Turkey’s Western allies. Staying silent, out of fear that speaking out would harm some short-term interests, risks Turkey’s longer-term stability.
A Greek paradox: leveraging Sharia to promote religious freedom
By Simon Davis I will cop to being a relative newcomer to the world of Greek international relations. It is something that interests me, and seeing as how I reside in Washington, DC I do try to be in the loop regarding the activities of the Greek-American community. However, I will readily acknowledge I am […]
Erdogan Statements Destabilize The Eastern Mediterranean
WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2013 – Members of the Coordinated Effort of Hellenes informed key Washington policymakers of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent dangerous statements and their consequences. CEH leaders explained how Erdogan’s statements have injured the interests of the United States, Israel and the stability of the Eastern Mediterranean.