by TurkeyPurge | Jul 6, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
A resolution calling for the freezing of European Union membership negotiations with Turkey if Ankara implements a constitutional overhaul, backed by a referendum in April, was adopted by a large majority of the vote in the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday. The...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 31, 2016 | Int'l Reactions
Martin Schulz, the president of the European Parliament (EP), harshly criticized the detention of a number of Cumhuriyet daily journalists, including the paper’s editor-in-chief, on Monday, saying that the detentions are yet another red line crossed against freedom of...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 29, 2016 | Int'l Reactions
The EU Parliament (EP) has urged Turkish authorities to release journalists being held without “compelling evidence of criminal activity.” The call to authorities came in a resolution voted on Thursday in Strasbourg. The vote coincides with the International Day to...