**For background on “Ozgur Ulke” and “Ozgur Gundem”, see IFEX alerts dated 9 April, 7, 3 February 1995 and others** The pro-Kurdish daily “Yeni Politika” was subjected to a de facto ban on 16 August 1995. The Istanbul Criminal Court found that “Yeni Politika” is a successor to “Ozgur Gundem” and “Ozgur Ulke”, two other […]
**For background on “Ozgur Ulke” and “Ozgur Gundem”, see
IFEX alerts dated 9 April, 7, 3 February 1995 and others**
The pro-Kurdish daily “Yeni Politika” was subjected to a de facto
ban on 16 August 1995. The Istanbul Criminal Court found that
“Yeni Politika” is a successor to “Ozgur Gundem” and “Ozgur
Ulke”, two other pro-Kurdish dailies which were effectively
banned earlier this year. The court ruled that “Yeni Politika” is
in violation of the press law, which states that “any publication
that is clearly a continuation of a publication that was shut
down by court order is banned from publication and will be
confiscated.” The law also assigns one to six month prison terms
to publishers who persist in publishing banned publications.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to Turkish authorities:
daily “Yeni Politika”
voices
well as the 2 February decision against “Ozgur Ulke”
media and revoke the decisions against “Ozgur Gundem”, “Ozgur
Ulke” and “Yeni Politika”
Appeals To
Her Excellency Tansu Ciller
Prime Minister
Basbakanlik
06573 Ankara, Turkey
Fax: +90 312 417 0476 or +90 312 230 8896
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