British think tank CEFTUS, or the Centre for Turkey Studies to give the organisation its full name, has given a platform to a range of politicians, journalists and analysts casting a critical eye over the affairs of Turkiye. In December, the group will be staging an event with renowned journalist, author and documentary maker Can […]
Turkey’s award-winning journalist Can Dündar and Sarah Clarke of British human rights group ARTICLE 19 will be in conversation about the downturn in human rights and democracy around the world, and the need for increased co-operation in defending these vital rights. The online discussion takes place in the context of growing populism and autocracy. In recent […]
When a journalist is sent a flash-drive containing critical evidence of illegal government activity, he is duty-bound to publish the story. But with the nation destabilised and divided, a sinister power is eroding the rule of law. What price will he pay for speaking out? The Arcola Theatre’s first co-production with the Royal Shakespeare Company […]
Court orders banning the reporting of four sensitive news stories in Turkey were a violation of the right to freedom of expression and freedom of the press, the country’s Constitutional Court (Anayasa Mahkemesi, AYM) has ruled. The AYM published the judgment in relation to four separate cases on Friday, 25 October, including one which resulted […]
Event details updated* UK Turkish-Kurdish community group is holding a panel discussion to discuss the state of democracy in Turkey. Two of the panellists, journalists Can Dündar and Deniz Yücel, have first-hand experience of Turkey’s dysfunctional judicial system, which now regularly jails journalists and closes down media critical of the Turkish government’s actions. Last year, […]
