PRESS RELEASE: Turkish police arrested dozens of journalists in raids on opposition media this week-end. The co-president of the Greens/EFA-group in the European Parliament, Rebecca Harms, met some of those now arrested in November in Istanbul. Already at that time, these journalists were talking about systematic pressure on journalists and media…

PRESS RELEASE – Brussels, 21 March 2014 Commenting on reports that Turkish prime minister Erdogan has blocked the use of the social media website Twitter, Hélène Flautre, co-chair of the EU-Turkey joint parliamentary committee said: “The move by Erdogan to block Twitter is an absurd attack on fundamental rights and…

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan presented his newest democracy package on Monday. It includes, among other things, more rights for minorities and the Kurdish language, an end to the ban on headscarves in most public services, changes in demonstration law and for parliament to consider a reduction of the election threshold…

The Greens in the European parliament today condemned the arrest of anti-nuclear activists from all over Turkey yesterday in Ankara. The demonstrators wanted to call on the Members of the Turkish National Assembly to say no to a nuclear deal with Russia. Commenting on the events, Hélène Flautre, Co-president of…