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Turkey: 200 People Arrested in May Day March Crackdown Published May 2nd, 2021 - 04:48 GMT
Turkish police detains a demonstrator as they clash during a May Day rally marking the international day of the worker in Istanbul, on May 1, 2021. With the highest infection rate in Europe, Turkey enters a full lockdown until May 17, with all non-essential businesses to close and travel between regions restricted. Alcohol sales at groceries and chain stores will be banned to prevent unfair competition with closed small liquor stores. BULENT KILIC / AFP
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There is no legal basis for such a circular.
More than 200 people were arrested in Istanbul on Saturday as Turkish police cracked down on protesters who defied a coronavirus lockdown to take part in a traditional May Day labor march.
Turkish court orders Erdogan to stop denying journalists credentials
One of Turkey s highest courts has ruled the president cannot refuse to issue press accreditation for arbitrary reasons. A government spokesman reacted with defiance, calling journalists propaganda-spewing terrorists.
Without press credentials, reporters can have difficulty doing their jobs
Turkey s Council of State, the country s highest administrative court, ruled recently that the Directorate of Communications, which is under the control of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, can no longer refuse to issue press accreditation to journalists citing vague or arbitrary reasons for the decision.
The case was brought to the court by the country s second-largest journalists association, the CGD (Cagdas Gazeteciler Dernegi). Judges found that the CGD s suit had legal merit and ruled that the government could no longer use vague or arbitrary grounds, such as violations of national security and public order, to justi
Biden calls Turkey s exit from treaty for women unwarranted
ZEYNEP BILGINSOY, Associated Press
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1of3Protesters chat slogans during a rally in Istanbul, Saturday, March 2021, 2021. Turkey s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan s overnight decree annulling Turkey s ratification of the Istanbul Convention is a blow to women s rights advocates, who say the agreement is crucial to combating domestic violence. Turkey was the first country to sign 10 years ago and that bears the name of its largest city.Emrah Gurel/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Protesters march to mark International Women s Day in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 8, 2021. People marched to denounce violence against women in Turkey, where more than 400 women were killed last year, demanding strong measures to stop attacks on women by former partners or family members as well as government commitment to a European treaty on combatting violence against women.Emrah Gurel/APShow MoreShow Less