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74 US SENATORS URGE KERRY TO ADDRESS PRESS FREEDOM IN TURKEY
14:23, 19 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, along with 73 other United States
senators, wrote a letter on March 18 to U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry to urge the State Department to immediately address issues
"stemming from of the intimidation of journalists and censorship of
the media" in Turkey, the Hurriyet Daily Newsreports.
Recalling that daily Zaman editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanlı had been
detained and Samanyolu Media Group head Hidayet Karaca was arrested on
Dec. 14, 2014, the letter "strongly urges [Kerry] to address this issue
with President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan and his administration in a way
that encourages a peaceful and appropriate resolution to these cases."
"As a democracy with a long tradition of tolerance of a civic discourse
and as a valued American partner in many endeavors, the current Turkish
government under President Erdogan needs to stop suppressing the free
press and put an end to gross intimidation efforts among members of
the media who express opinions or report events in a way that the
regime feels is opposed to their interests," said Senator Schumer.
"Secretary of State Kerry should address the worrisome trend towards
undemocratic behavior in President Erdogan's Administration and
urge the government to adhere to the basic principles of democracy,
including freedom of the press - something that has long been a value
in Turkey," he added.
"The Erdogan Administration should be held accountable for these
egregious abuses of free speech," said Senator Roger Wicker, the
co-author of the letter.
"Arresting journalists and censoring the media are the hallmarks of an
authoritarian regime, not a democracy. I hope Secretary Kerry will work
to resolve these troubling developments without delay," Wicker added.
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14:23, 19 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, along with 73 other United States
senators, wrote a letter on March 18 to U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry to urge the State Department to immediately address issues
"stemming from of the intimidation of journalists and censorship of
the media" in Turkey, the Hurriyet Daily Newsreports.
Recalling that daily Zaman editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanlı had been
detained and Samanyolu Media Group head Hidayet Karaca was arrested on
Dec. 14, 2014, the letter "strongly urges [Kerry] to address this issue
with President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan and his administration in a way
that encourages a peaceful and appropriate resolution to these cases."
"As a democracy with a long tradition of tolerance of a civic discourse
and as a valued American partner in many endeavors, the current Turkish
government under President Erdogan needs to stop suppressing the free
press and put an end to gross intimidation efforts among members of
the media who express opinions or report events in a way that the
regime feels is opposed to their interests," said Senator Schumer.
"Secretary of State Kerry should address the worrisome trend towards
undemocratic behavior in President Erdogan's Administration and
urge the government to adhere to the basic principles of democracy,
including freedom of the press - something that has long been a value
in Turkey," he added.
"The Erdogan Administration should be held accountable for these
egregious abuses of free speech," said Senator Roger Wicker, the
co-author of the letter.
"Arresting journalists and censoring the media are the hallmarks of an
authoritarian regime, not a democracy. I hope Secretary Kerry will work
to resolve these troubling developments without delay," Wicker added.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/19/74-us-senators-urge-kerry-to-address-press-freedom-in-turkey/
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/74-us-senators-urge-kerry-to-address-press-freedom-in-turkey.aspx?pageID=238&nid=79884