by ECPMF staff
Political pressure is building on Turkey’s President Tayyip Recep Erdoğan after a series of decisions that cast doubt on the state of Turkey’s system of justice. In defiance of rulings by its own Constitutional Court, Turkey has refused to release jailed journalists. New judgements from the European Court of Human Rights have found the country in breach of Article 10, the right to freedom of expression.
Turkey's President Erdogan. Photo: Andreas Lamm
The Constitutional Court ruled on Friday 12th January that journalists Mehmet Altan and Sahin Alpay should be released from jail. Press freedom campaigners were hoping this would…
