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TURKEY CANNOT HIDE LIMITATIONS OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH FROM EU: SAFRASTYAN
13:05, 5 December, 2012
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. Turkey was always famous for the
limitations of freedom of speech. In a conversation with "Armenpress"
the Director of Institute of Oriental Sciences of the National Academy
of the Republic of Armenia, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan stated this
and recalled that there are more than 100 journalists imprisoned
in Turkey because of the limitations of freedom of speech. Turkish
journalist Temel Demirer also suffered because of these limitations
and his legal procedure goes on for already 4 years. Safrastyan stated:
"There are more than dozen of publishers in the Turkish prisons. So we
can say that limitation of freedom of speech is a "normal" phenomenon
in Turkey."
In Safrastyan's opinion mass media is under a huge pressure in Turkey.
Notwithstanding this is not the sole problem of Turkey. This country
that wants to become a EU member state is always being criticized by
the public organizations and activists. The turkologist underscored:
"This factor has been emphasized by the European countries many times.
But the fact that these circumstances are mentioned in official
documents is of a certain importance."
Turkish human rights activist and publisher Ragip Zarakolu has also
faced such problems for his activity in Turkey. Zarakolu regularly
voiced the problems of the Armenians and spoke about the Armenian
Genocide. It has already been 4 years since Turkish journalist Temel
Demirer's legal procedure is in process. He is accused of humiliation
of the Turkish identity in accordance with the infamous 301 article
of Turkish criminal code.
From: A. Papazian
13:05, 5 December, 2012
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. Turkey was always famous for the
limitations of freedom of speech. In a conversation with "Armenpress"
the Director of Institute of Oriental Sciences of the National Academy
of the Republic of Armenia, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan stated this
and recalled that there are more than 100 journalists imprisoned
in Turkey because of the limitations of freedom of speech. Turkish
journalist Temel Demirer also suffered because of these limitations
and his legal procedure goes on for already 4 years. Safrastyan stated:
"There are more than dozen of publishers in the Turkish prisons. So we
can say that limitation of freedom of speech is a "normal" phenomenon
in Turkey."
In Safrastyan's opinion mass media is under a huge pressure in Turkey.
Notwithstanding this is not the sole problem of Turkey. This country
that wants to become a EU member state is always being criticized by
the public organizations and activists. The turkologist underscored:
"This factor has been emphasized by the European countries many times.
But the fact that these circumstances are mentioned in official
documents is of a certain importance."
Turkish human rights activist and publisher Ragip Zarakolu has also
faced such problems for his activity in Turkey. Zarakolu regularly
voiced the problems of the Armenians and spoke about the Armenian
Genocide. It has already been 4 years since Turkish journalist Temel
Demirer's legal procedure is in process. He is accused of humiliation
of the Turkish identity in accordance with the infamous 301 article
of Turkish criminal code.
From: A. Papazian