Turkey maintains status as a ‘partly free’ country
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey has kept its status as a “partly free” country, the pro-democracy watchdog group Freedom House said in its annual report released Jan. 19.The Washington-based group pointed to the recent arrests in an alleged coup plot and Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) probes in its annual review of global civil rights and liberties. “While the government has instituted important reforms since coming to power, stepped-up arrests of advocates for Kurdish rights and the pursuit of the wide-ranging and politically fraught Ergenekon conspiracy case, which has led to lengthy detentions without charge, are both causes for concern,” read the report
