Yavuz Baydar: “The new regulations will simply rub more salt in the open wounds in Turkey”.

The New York Times: “If this authoritarian trend is not reversed, the cost to Turkey and its reputation as a Muslim democracy will be great.”

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If this authoritarian trend is not reversed, the cost to Turkey and its reputation as a Muslim democracy will be great.

Eski TÜBİTAK Başkan Yardımcısı’nın “Böcek” raporunda baskı gördüğü yönündeki açıklamasına hükümet yanlısı gazeteler ilgi göstermedi

According to research company eMarketer, Turkey has the highest Twitter penetration in the world, by 31.1%.

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Cumhurbaşkanı Gül ‘İki maddede kaygım var’ dediği yasayı onayladı. Aynı saatlerde hükümet değişiklik için tek maddelik teklifini Meclis’e sundu

Cumhurbaşkanı Gül’ün internet ve HSYK düzenlemeleriyle ilgili sözleri, veto kararı bekleyenleri hayal kırıklığına uğratacağını gösteriyor.

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OSCE media freedom representative calls on Turkish President to veto Internet Law, return it for public consultations

If President Abdullah Gül vetoes the bill, he will inject some optimism into a weary press and opposition.

‘The new Turkish regulation seems run against ECHR decisions, as well as EU and international human rights principles.’

Nicolas Demorand was embroiled in row with newsroom staff over shareholders’ vision for future of French leftwing paper

“Such authoritarian power doesn’t exist in democratic countries,” says opposition

Yemen researcher says he received a death threat after investigating deadly wedding-convoy attack.

As the day approached for Haider Ali to give his testimony inside Karachi Central Prison, a pivotal moment for Pakistan’s journalists also neared.

The recent crisis is a a powerful lesson on the importance of information transparency in a market economy and on the crucial role of a free press.