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The Freedom to Publish Award 2010 by the International Publications Association (IPA) went to Turkish publisher İrfan Sancı from Sel Publishing. The President of the IPA, Herman P. Spruijt, announced on 6 October 2010 in Frankfurt/Germany that laureate İsrapil Shovkhalov was chosen for his exemplary courage in upholding freedom to publish. The other short-listed candidates were publisher Rosspen of Russia and Bui Chat from Vietnam. İrfan Sancı, who was rewarded with the Special Award, was tried and faced imprisonment of up to nine years on the grounds of certain books he had introduced to the Turkish market. He was acquitted on 15 December.

On 14 October, BDP Deputy Akın Birdal called on the Parliament to take steps to provide press freedom in Turkey. He pointed to the fact that journalists and authors are still being convicted despite Turkey's

signature under international agreements like the European Convention on Human Rights.

The "7th Istanbul Gathering for Freedom of Thought" was held in Istanbul on 9/10 October 2010. The meeting was joined by internationally renowned linguist Noam Chomsky as well as US American expert on international law, Prof. Richard Falk, Hilal Elver, professor of international law at Stanford University, and PEN Writers Union Secretary General Eugene Schoulgin. Eleven journalists tried for their opinion or their journalistic activities conveyed their specific struggles to a broad audience, namely Nedim Şener, İsmail Saymaz, Merve Erol, Hülya Tarman, Pınar Selek, Seferi Yılmaz, Mehmet Desde, Cevdet Bağca, Haldun Açıksözlü, İnan Süver and Mehdi Tanrıkulu.

The Mahsus Mahal Literature Awards 2010 organized for writers in prison went to Mehmet Taşdemir and Özgür Soylu. Throughout his 14 years in prison, Taşkdemir wrote three books entitled "40 sad

good-byes", "Misty evenings" and "Anisya's House". Soylu, imprisoned for ten years, wrote the book "Have a nice trip". Poet Sennur Sezer, who has been working in the field of literature for 45 years, received the Mahsus Mahal Friendship Award. The rewards were given to the laureates in November.

In the World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters without Borders (RSF) on 20 October, Turkey followed last year's tendency and fell back another 16 places to the 138th rank. With a total of 178

countries on the list, Turkey is stands between Singapore and Ethiopia. Northern Cyprus performed much better in the 61st position. "These declines can be explained, as far as Turkey is concerned, by the frenzied proliferation of lawsuits, incarcerations, and court sentencing targeting journalists", RSF announced. Turkey already fell back 20 places in last year's ranking of a total of 175 countries. It was in the 122th position slightly ahead of Venezuela and sharing the place with the Philippines. In 2008, the country held the 102nd rank together with Armenia among a total of 173 countries. In 2007, Turkey was one place ahead on rank 101 among 163 countries.

On 30 October, the 2.5-year access ban to the global social video sharing site YouTube was lifted. The site had been closed because of videos allegedly insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Those videos were removed from the YouTube data base and the site was re-opened to access from Turkey subsequently.

Hürriyet newspaper editor-in-chief Oktay Ekşi announced his resignation on 30 October. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed a lawsuit against Hürriyet newspaper and the nation-wide daily's editor- in-chief Oktay Ekşi on the grounds of the column entitled "We have not been as critical as we should". The article criticized the government's policies on the construction of the Hydroelectric Power Plants (HES) in the Ikizdere Valley in the eastern Black Sea region. The column read, "Now we can see the abilities of that mentality which sells the essentials to its own advantage". The Press Council Supreme Board issued a "warning" to Ekşi by majority vote. The Board had concluded that Ekşi violated Article 4 of the Professional Press Principles with his column.

"Using the Anti-Terror Law against adult demonstrators is a severe blow against freedom of expression, association and assembly in Turkey" said Emma Sinclair Webb, Turkey Researcher at Human Rights Watch (HRW) and author of the report "Protesting as a Terrorist Offence: The Arbitrary Use of Terrorism Laws to Prosecute and Incarcerate Demonstrators in Turkey".

Markus Löning, the Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, exchanged views on press freedom and freedom of expression with a group of journalists in the course of his visit to Turkey. In the meeting held at the German Consulate in Istanbul on Monday (1 November), Löning said, "All governments should protect press freedom". Löning also talked about his visit of the LGBT association LambdaIstanbul and emphasized the importance of opposing social gender based discrimination. The German Commissioner furthermore met Rakel Dink, wife of slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and expressed his concerns about the development of the related murder trial.

YouTube officials agreed to remove certain footage showing Deniz Baykal, former Chairman of the main opposition party CHP, in a compromising situation from the video sharing site. The Telecommunication Communication Presidency (TİB) contacted the YouTube officials with an according request after the Ankara 11th Magistrate Criminal Court had ruled for an access ban.

In the "Stand up for Journalism" action, the Freedom for Journalists Platform (GÖP) criticized the fact that 50 journalists are currently imprisoned in Turkey. The representatives of 23 journalism organizations made an announcement in Ankara demanded the release of their colleagues. The action on 5 November was part of the campaign "Freedom for Journalists in Turkey" launched in co-operation with the European Journalists Federation (EFJ). They demanded to "release all detained journalists immediately",

In the Turkey 2010 Progress Report issued on 9 November, the European Union Commission warned Turkey on the legislations regarding freedom of expression, the prosecution and conviction of journalists and pressure on the media. The report mentioned that a total of 4091 cases have been opened under

charges of "violating the secrecy of an investigation" (Turkish Criminal Law TCK Art. 285) and "attempting to influence a fair trial" (TCK Art. 288) since 2007 in the scope of the Ergenekon investigation and other trials. The report underlines that restrictions of freedom of expression are continually being restricted under Article 301 of the TCK and other provisions. The report quoted the publication ban of the Kurdish newspaper Azadiya Welat and the prison sentences handed down to its chief editors as an example.

On 17 November, Article 19 demanded immediate action on legal regulations to meet the commitments given to Turkey regarding the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights. The

London-based human rights organization urged Turkey that appoints officers to the Presidency of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers to initiate reforms in terms of press freedom and freedom of expression.

According to an announcement made by RSF, the number of investigations and trials lodged against journalists in Turkey under the Anti-Terror Law (TMY) has increased. The TMY "is arbitrarily used to convict and censor journalists who report about the Kurdish question and certain political figures", the international journalists organization stated.

Employees of TRT protested against the lay-offs of 33 workers from several areas. A group affiliated to the Media and Communication Workers Union (Haber-Sen) demonstrated in front of the building of TRT Istanbul Radio on 24 November against the lay-offs at contracted companies.

On 1 December, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expressed concern about the "frenetic rate" of prosecutions and investigations and warned that repressive media laws have imposed "a regime of censorship in Turkey and have had a disastrous impact of press freedom and free expression". RSF discounted the government's anticipated amendments of articles 285 (complicity in violating the confidentiality of a judicial investigation) and 288 (trying to influence the course of a fair trial") of the Turkish Criminal Law (TCK) as "cosmetics changes". The international organization emphasized that the TCK included more than 25 articles that "directly restrict press freedom and free speech". The organization furthermore criticized delays and obstacles in the trials regarding the murder of Turkish-Armenian

journalist Hrant Dink in 2007.

Copies of the Çine Uğur newspaper were seized by a decision of the Çine Criminal Court of First Instance (the south-western province of Aydın). Even before the seizure, the court decreed for an access ban on the daily's internet site www. HaberUgur.com. The decision was taken in the hearing on 28 September but has not been implemented yet. The sanctions stem from an article entitled "What is the duty of the District Governor in Çine?" written by Yılmaz Sağlık, publication director of the newspaper. The Çine District Governor, Celalettin Cantürk, had filed a compensation claim against the newspaper and also demanded to seize its issues. The daily is still facing a compensation claim of TL 10,000 (€ 5,000). In the article subject to the trial, the district governor was accused of turning a blind eye to corruption in the district. Certain terms used in the article with the full title "Desolate mountains, desolate streams, what is the duty of the District Governor in Çine"? were found "insulting and ridiculing". These were expressions such as "to wear blinkers, to be a handler of problems, to turn a blind eye on illegality, to remain silent on gambling". The police of Çine seized a thousand copies of the newspaper immediately.

Habertürk newspaper writer Bekir Coşkun was made redundant on 20 September. At a meeting of the Platform for Freedom of Journalists on 24 September chaired by Orhan Erinç of the TGC, it was criticized that Coşkun's lay-off had put into practice what President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had announced in a speech on 26 February. He said, "Columnists cannot write whatever they want. You are paying your writers so get them under control. Don't let them write, sack them".

In a press release issued on 14 September in Vienna, Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, called upon Turkey today to release imprisoned journalists and implement the much needed media legislation reform in the country. "My Office has been monitoring with growing concern the increase in number of ongoing lawsuits that threaten journalists with imprisonment in Turkey," Mijatovic wrote in a letter to Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. "Currently there are more than 40 journalists in prison, and hundreds of others are facing lawsuits with potential imprisonment if convicted." "These figures make reporting on issues of public interest especially dangerous. The threat of prison can hinder critical reporting, which is indispensable in a democracy," she added. In an announcement previously issued by the European Turkish Journalists Association (ATGB), signed by President Gürsel Köksal, the association drew attention to the fact that 48 journalists are in prison. The ATGB declared their support for journalists organizations struggling for press freedom.

On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, the International Press Institute (IPI) rewarded 60 journalists from all over the world as "Press Heroes", among them also the Turkish journalist Nedim Şener, reporter for the nation-wide Milliyet daily. Meeting at their 59th Annual General Assembly on 13 September in Vienna, IPI members unanimously passed a number of resolutions regarding press freedom in different countries. The IPI also condemned the continued imprisonment in Turkey of dozens of journalists and called on the Turkish authorities to release all journalists jailed because of their work.

The application of the DİHA News Agency submitted to the Diyarbakır Governorship Press Directorate to follow the meeting of Prime Minister Erdoğan in Diyarbakır on 2 September was declined. The Governorship Press Directorate apparently also refused permission to the broadcast institutions of the Fırat News Agency (ANF), Günlük and Azadiya Welat newspapers and Roj TV.

The Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu, said that he found it disturbing that Turkey, taking the lead in terms of reforms in the European Council, comes up frequently on the agenda of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Journalist Cumhur Kılıççıoğlu applied to the ECHR the previous year because he had been convicted for drawing attention to problems at the Siirt Faculty of Education belonging to the Dicle University. The 72-year-old journalist called on Davutoğlu, "We want an amicable agreement first of all and justice after that".

The Istanbul 11th High Criminal Court suspended the publication of the Rojev newspaper for one month because of alleged "propaganda for the PKK". The paper had only started publishing on 24 August. The decision is based on the 36th issue dated 28 August. It featured a large picture of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and a flag of the PKK on the issue's front page. Furthermore, the ban stemmed from a picture printed on page 8 showing Öcalan and other members of the illegal organization.

On 21 August, the Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court suspended the publication of the Azadiya Welat newspaper, the only nation-wide Kurdish daily published in Turkey, on the grounds of "spreading propaganda for an illegal organization" and "praising criminals". Reason for the decision is the issue published on the very same day. This was the 8th publication ban for the Kurdish daily. The paper's responsible editor-in-chief, M. Nedim Karadeniz, said that the newspaper "faced unlawful bans" for eight issues within the past four years the daily was published.

The issue of the first quarter of 2010 of the three-monthly Güney magazine was confiscated upon a decision of the Mersin 2nd Magistrate Criminal Court given on 19 August. The police seized the copies on 26 August from the printing house of the magazine in Mersin (eastern Mediterranean coast), informing the staff about the confiscation decision. The article entitled "Children Rights of (Kurdish) children in the dungeon" written by Ali Dağdeviren was given as the reason for the seizure.

The Presidency of the General Staff announced to have launched an investigation into allegations related to General Aslan Güner, the Deputy Chief of General Staff. Güner is alleged to have illegally wiretapped about 2,000 people in 2007. Intellectual Prof. Baskın Oran and Istanbul Deputy of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Sebahat Tuncel are supposed to be among the many people whose phones were bugged.

Under the direction of the Turkish Journalists Association (TGC), 14 professional press organizations came together to emphasize that no journalist should be kept in detention on the grounds of his/her writings. After discussing "disadvantageous provisions" related to freedom of press and communication in the Turkish Criminal Law (TCK) in a meeting at the Press Council, the participating organizations decided to establish a "Freedom for Journalists Platform" and a "Commission for Action". TGC President Orhan Erinç became the first head of the newly founded platform.

The TGC, TGS, TGF, TGF and the Press Institute Association demanded a fair trial for journalists and criticized the lengthy period of detentions which were transformed into punishments. On 18 August, they called on the government to care for press freedom and the public's right to be informed.

Yaman Akdeniz, member of the Bilgi University School of Law, and Kerem Altıparmak, lecturer at the Ankara University Faculty for Social Sciences, took the access ban imposed on the Playboy website to court. On 6 August, the Telecommunication Communication Presidency (TİB) used its executive authority to ban access to the www.playboy.com website. Access to the site was suspended without a related court decision. On 25 July, the Media Association expressed their regret about journalist Şamil Tayyar's announcement to give a break to writing articles because of the trials opened against him. Tayyar is a columnist and the Ankara correspondent of the Star newspaper. In the announcement on 22 July, the association said, "It is worrisome in terms of freedom of expression that thousands of journalists are being tried for their articles in this country that is negotiating for EU accession. It is alarming that journalists are given monetary fines and prison sentences". Tayyar was sentenced to a total of 50 months imprisonment in the scope of three trials on the grounds of articles regarding the Ergenekon investigation and Colonal Dursun Çiçek, alleged creator of the "Action Plan against Reactionary Forces".

The Journalists Association of Turkey (TGC) distributed this year's Prize for Press Freedom on 24 July. The personal award went to Hürriyet newspaper writer Sedat Ergin. Journalists İrfan Aktan, İsmail Saymaz and Vedat Kurşun were awarded on behalf of all journalists facing imprisonment or currently being detained. The institutional award was given to bianet. The award for imprisoned journalist Vedat Kurşun, former chief editor of the Kurdish Azadiya Welat newspaper, was received by his father, Şükrü Kurşun. On 17 July, employees of Günlük and Azadiya Welat newspapers, the Fırat Distribution Company and the

Dicle News Agency (DİHA) released a press statement in the place of the Turkish Journalists Association (TGC) to draw public attention to the oppression they have been facing throughout the past couple of months when they were covering different incidents. The Ankara correspondent of Günlük newspaper, Hüseyin Aykol, pointed out that the "customs of a free press" encountered various forms of harassment during the first six month of 2010. Aykol summarized the attacks against employees of the participating media organizations during the last six months as follows: Metin Alataş, working for the Azadiya Welat newspaper in Adana, was found hung in a tree on 4 April. On 14 June, DİHA reporter Ersin Çelik received a prison sentence of six years and three months. He was tried with another 30 defendants who were alleged members of the Patriotic Democratic Youth. DİHA reporter Murat Altunöz was refused permission to cover a boycott action organized by the Students Association of the Mustafa Kemal University in Hatay (eastern Mediterranean coast). He was made to enter the car of plainclothes gendarmerie officers who tried to seize Altınöz's camera. DİHA reporter Pınar Ural was attacked by unidentified persons in a public bus after she had covered an event on 17 May. The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), condemned the physical violence imposed on the DİHA reporters in a letter sent to President Gül.

Journalists in Zonguldak (Black Sea coast) were stopped from attending the first hearing of the case against Seçkin Özdemir, mayor of the Kilimli Municipality of Zonguldak. Özdemir stands accused of illegally selling 114 tonnes of scrap iron and embezzling TL 50,000 (€ 25,000) obtained in the sale. The first hearing of the case was held on 16 July. Representatives of the Zonguldak mainstream media were not allowed into the court room. When they insisted on entering, they were made to leave by rough means of physical force. Some of the journalists called 155 for help from the police but no team was sent to the court. The press people claimed that the police staff in the court room remained as audience, too. However, the prosecutor