Turkey
Turkey press crackdown continues with arrests of three pro-Kurdish journalists
December 22, 2015—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Turkey to end its crackdown on the press. Since the release of CPJ’s annual prison census, three journalists working for pro-Kurdish outlets have been arrested in Turkey on terror accusations, according to news Reports.
Tread carefully with Turkey
By Endy D. Zemenides From Hero to Zero At the beginning of this decade, Turkey was still the golden child of the West when it came to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East.
The greater cost of Turkish aggression in the Aegean
By Nikolas Katsimpras For a long time, since he was a Foreign Minister, Mr. Ahmed Davutoğlou was proud to spread the message of the ‘Zero Problems with Neighbors’ policy of Turkey. It is quite ironic how within a couple of years, Prime Minister Davutoğlou finds himself closer to a Zero Friends reality, instead.
International Law: The Case of Turkey
By Constantine Tzanos* In the aftermath of the downing of the Russian jet by Turkey, on 27 November 2015, Greek prime minister Tsipras tweeted to Turkish prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu: “Fortunately our pilots are not mercurial as yours against the Russians”, and in two other tweets he wrote: “What is happening in the Aegean is […]
CPJ joins calls for Brussels to push for release of jailed journalists in Turkey
Brussels, December 15, 2015–The European Union must not allow the challenges of the refugee crisis to deter it from confronting Turkey about its poor press freedom record, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and the European Federation of Journalists said at a joint press conference today at the Press Club Brussels Europe.
EU membership requires respect for EU values, President Pavlopoulos warns from Sofia
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Monday warned both Turkey and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) that membership of the European Union demanded respect for European values and principles, in statements after meeting Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev in Sofia, where he is on an official visit.
key must respect commitments towards EU, says FM Kotzias
BRUSSELS (ANA-MPA/ M. Aroni) –Turkey needs to meet the commitments it has undertaken towards the EU by respecting European law and European procedures, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Monday, during the EU-Turkey Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels which opened negotiations on Chapter 17 in the country’s accession talks.
CPJ: “EU must stop its double standards with Turkey”
The Committee to Protect Journalists will take part in a joint press conference on Turkey’s press freedom record, alongside Reporters Without Borders and the European Federation of Journalists. The press conference, “EU must stop its double standards with Turkey,” will be held in Brussels on December 15, 2015.
Main issue for Greek foreign policy is the Cyprus problem, pledges Kotzias
The main issue for Greek foreign policy, is the just resolution of the Cyprus issue, pledged Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in a speech at the Hellenic Parliament during the debate on the budget for 2016.
RWB: Mr. Erdogan, free Cumhuriyet’s and all other detained journalists
First as prime minister and now as president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been waging a methodical crackdown on the media in Turkey for years. Erdogan is persecuting journalists of all colours in an increasingly ferocious manner in the name of combatting terrorism and defending state security. The Erdogan regime’s arrests, threats and intimidation are unworthy […]