Behlül Özkan reports from the Beirut of Turkey

“Press freedom not the same as freedom of Expression”

CPJ’s King: As Erdoğan positioned himself to be a strongman, Turkish civil society has pushed back, generating lessons for the civil society.

The Peace and Democracy Party is fighting for a form of home rule

A three horse race to be the one to stop this Mediterranean city’s decline

Tweets in Turkish are down but not out, even as Turkey’s prime minister tries to block Twitter inside the country.

Erdoğan risks losing home Black Sea town to right-wing challenger

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Describes move as “a panic measure” to stop more allegations from surfacing.

Contextualizing Erdogan’s move means looking back to the 1980s.

The IPI, and its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) say ‘futile’ effort to control news moves country ‘closer to autocracy’

“These measures are devastating to free expression and freedom of the media and they curb citizens’ right to freely express themselves.”

The Turkish Bar Association mounted a legal challenge saying the ban was unconstitutional.

Statement of Commissioner Štefan Füle on the blocking of Twitter in Turkey

Hours after PM Erdoğan’s threat to eradicate Twitter, Turkish government blocked access to the microblogging site

Sectarian unrest in next door Syria gives opposition chance to block AKP former minister’s mayorship bid

A new survey report by Pew Research shows 58 percent of Turkish citizens is against Internet censorship

P24 Founding Member Yavuz Baydar received the European Press Prize for his efforts “to build trust in journalism.”