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Prof. Kariane Westrheim
Chairperson
Interim Resolution of the CoE’s Committee of Ministers on Turkey in the context of the Hope to Right
The Committee of Ministers expressed deep regret that the legislative or other adequate measures required to align Turkish law with the requirements of the Convention as spelled out in these judgments have not been adopted; exhorted the authorities to take the necessary measures without further delay.
Discrimination against the Kurdish language
Amedspor, a football club based in Diyarbakır, has been fined by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for displaying a Kurdish-language message (“Koma me bona we” – “Our group is for you”) on its team jersey. Amedspor criticized the decision as discriminatory, announcing plans to challenge it in court.
Statement by the Commission members of the DEM Party
Listening to Abdullah Öcalan by the commission should be considered as a necessity for the permanent solution of the problem.
Record number of websites blocked in Turkey in 2024
Turkey blocked access to over 311,000 web addresses last year, marking the highest annual total since the country began regulating internet content in 2007, according to a new report by the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD).
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