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also lead to a corrupt and totalitarian political power.
It is stated in the countless decisions of European Court of Human Rights since 1970
(Sunday TimesAJnited Kingdom) that press freedom is a fundamental guarantee of
democracy and that the freedom of expression should not be just regarded as pleasing
ideas, on the contrary it is emphasized that the freedom of expression is pa(icularly
essential for disturbing even shocking ideas for the society. Similarly in many decisions
of ECHR, it is underlined that (Casstells/Spain) the people who fulfil important public
tasks or the ones that before public eyes should be more open and more tolerant to the
critics due to the nature of their social roles. It is also pointed that the limits for the
rights to criticise these people are wider.
In the recent months, blocking the access to some publİcatİons, investİgations, arrests
and physical attacks against some press and media organs and the recent raid to Nokta
magazine inflict a deadly blow to freedom of press which constitutes a guarantee for all
other rights and freedoms. These repressive implementations against press are comple-
tely moving Turkey away from being an open society.
Diyarbakır Bar Association finds the restrictions upon the websites of news agencies
and their publications from the inside and outside ofTurkey, investigations and arrest of
some media members, physical attack against Hürriyet newspaper and finally the last
raid to Nokta magazine as well as the detention of its editor in chief as unacceptable.
We call for the Govement to show respect to the basic values of a democratic society.

With due respect
On behalf of the Diyarbakir Bar Associalion Board
Lawyer Tahir ELÇİ / President o! Bar Assc.

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