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EFJ President König deplored the lack of freedom of expression and press freedom in Turkey. He also claimed a lack of democracy and emphasized that the violation of press freedom and freedom of expression could not be seen as an "internal affair".

Hautala from the European Parliament urged Turkey to act on the improvement of freedom of speech. EFJ President König said that recent reports on press freedom were not very promising. Türmen: "Press freedom means informing people and not criticizing the government".