Paying the Price: Freedom of Expression in Turkey

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Éditeur : U.S. Helsinki Watch Committee	Date & Lieu : 1989, New York
Préface :	Pages : 192
Traduction :	ISBN : 0-929692-15-2
Langue : Anglais	Format : 155x230 mm
Code FIKP : Liv. Eng. Hel. Pay. N° 1689	Thème : Général

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Paying the Price: Freedom of Expression in Turkey Helsinki Watch U.S. Helsinki Watch Committee “Magazines are now freer to break taboos than at any time since the restoration of civilian government in 1983,” according to an editor interviewed by Helsinki Watch in October 1988. “You have the freedom to write, but only if you’re willing to pay the price for it.” Many editors, writers and publishers are indeed paying the price for what they have written—in harassment, criminal charges, detention, torture, trials and sometimes imprisonment. Since 1983 over 2000 journalists have been tried for what they have written. This report, the seventh on human rights in Turkey issued by Helsinki Watch since 1980, deals with freedom of expression in Turkey—in the press, radio and television, publishing, film, music and in association. It is based on a fact-finding mission to Turkey in October 1988 by Helsinki Watch and the International Freedom to Publish Committee of the Association of American Publishers.


Table des Matières
Table of Contents Introduction / 1 Freedom of the Press / 11 Freedom of the Press in Turkey Today / 11 Legal Framework / 12 The 1982 Constitution / 12 The Press Law / 14 The Penal Code / 14 The Law to Protect Minors from Harmful Publications / 16 Other Laws that Restrict Press Freedom / 17 Confiscations / 19 Journalists in Prison / 22 Government Harassment of the Mainstream Press / 25 Milliyet / 25 Cumhuriyet / 27 Government Harassment of Political Journals / 30 2000’e Dogru / 30 Toplumsal Dirilis / 36 Toplumsal Kurtulus / 37 Abece / 40 Yeni Cozum / 41 Union of Socialist Publications / 43 Actions Against Other Journals / 46 Economic Pressures on Newspapers and Journals / 48 Reports of Other Actions against Journalists / 50 The Law to Protect Minors / 54 Criticism by the International Press Institute / 55 The Government’s Response to Criticism / 56 Freedom of Expression in Television and Radio / 59 Legal Framework / 59 Television and Radio in Turkey Today / 60 Freedom of Expression in Book Publishing / 67 Legal Framework / 67 Publishing in Turkey Today / 67 Banned Books / 70 Confiscation on Political Grounds / 72 Confiscation on Grounds of Obscenity or Threatening Public Morals / 73 Books Banned in Schools / 76 The Effect on the Publishing Industry / 77 The Chill Factor / 81 The Turkish Writers’ Union / 84 The Government’s Response / 86 Freedom of Expression in the Arts / 87 Legal Framework / 87 A Law that Permits Banning of Film, Video and Music / 88 The Law to Protect Minors / 88 Free Expression in Film Today / 89 Film Censorship Board / 89 The Asya Film Company / 92 Other Cases of Film Censorship / 95 Censorship of Music / 98 Freedom of Association / 105 Legal Framework / 105 General Requirements / 108 Turkish Associations Since the Military Coup of 1980 / 108 Officially Permitted Associations / 109 Human Rights Associations / 109 Associations of Families of Convicts and detainees / 113 Turkish Writers’ Union / 115 Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War / 116 Turkish-Greek Friendship Association / 117 Women’s Organization for Democracy / 117 Prohibited Associations / 118 Unofficial Organizations / 119 Turkish PEN Club / 119 The Role of the United States and Western Europe / 121 The United States and Turkey / 121 Western Europe and Turkey / 123 Recommendations / 127 Appendix A: Selected Articles from the Penal Code / 129 Appendix B: List of Journalists in Prison / 135 Appendix C: List of Publications Confiscated and Banned by the Turkish Government / 137 Appendix D: Books Confiscated from SOL and ONUR Publishing Houses by the Ankara Press Prosecutor on February 18,1988 / 213