DÜNYA TÜRK HABER/WORLD TURKISH NEWS: Canada
IFJ-INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALIST: Brussels-Belgium
Journalism is the most difficult profession in Turkey. You cannot be impartial; they will not let you write. You will side with the opposition.
They will not let you write. Prisons are full of opposition journalists and opposition politicians. Now the government has started a game of "Turkey without terrorism" to avoid leaving power. Now it is a new constitution.
They are still not abiding by the constitution in effect. Will they abide by the new constitution to stay in power?
It is a war. Now the government is saying "Democratic Constitution" and I laugh because opposition mayors are in prison. In law, trial without detention is essential. They are all detained. Because the Istanbul chief prosecutor is like the AKP provincial minister.
He is torturing detained people on orders from the party. Now am I not going to write about this?
The country is very tense today. Hundreds of thousands of people in Bakırköy Square protest against the government. Resign, Erdoğan, resign, he moans. They are now spinning all sorts of tricks just to stay in power.
Türkiye: Authorities must end unlawful proceedings against the Istanbul Bar Association 29 Jan 2025 | Advocacy, News istanbul-bar-e1736938363638 The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expresses concern over the criminal proceedings initiated against the Istanbul Bar Association, including its President, İbrahim Kaboğlu, and members of its executive board. The ICJ further condemns the detention of Fırat Epözdemir, a member of the executive board, who was arrested upon his return from an advocacy visit to Council of Europe institutions. These actions constitute a direct attack on the independence of the legal profession and the rule of law in Türkiye. The criminal proceedings were initiated following a statement issued by the Istanbul Bar Association on 21 December 2024, which called for an independent investigation into the deaths of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin, who were killed in northern Syria on 19 December 2024. The statement highlighted concerns regarding the...
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