Turkey Sentenced on 4 Freedom of Expression

ECHR sentences Turkey to pay 26,000 Euro in damages to IHDs Cetinkaya for organizing an outlawed meeting, Ozgur Bakis daily for an article, Yeni Evrensel daily for a ban imposed on it under the OHAL Law as well as Yesilgoz and Firik for speeches.

Erol Önderoğlu

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Erol Önderoğlu

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A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without...

A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), where he began as a reporter in 1996. Since 1999, he has worked at bianet, a project of the IPS Communication Foundation, as the coordinator of the Legal Support Desk, editor for freedom of expression, and editor-in-chief. He has authored more than 4,800 signed news articles and opinion pieces. He has also written for Bizim Gazete and the journal Güncel Hukuk. He currently prepares the Media Monitoring Reports at bianet.