On Monday 24 July, European Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn called on the Turkish authorities to respect the freedom of expression as 24 July is Freedom of the Media Day in Turkey.
Perhaps as coincidence, the trial of 17 journalists, directors and collaborators of the Turkish daily newspaper Cumhuriyet – a publication which is critical of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also opened on 24 July. Those on trial have been prosecuted for 'terrorist...