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President of France Macron has delivered a message on freedom of the press ahead of President Erdoğan’s visit. Macron stressed the liabilities of Turkey and Russia arising from European Convention on Human Rights.

Vice Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has announced that the European Convention on Human Rights in accordance with its Article 15 has been suspended upon declaration of State of Emergency in wake of coup attempt.

In the congress held with the occasion of the 67th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, political freedom of expression in Turkey has been discussed.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sentenced Turkey to pay a fine in the amount of 45,000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damages to Tamer Taylan, a casino operator who was tortured by the police in 2000.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sentenced Turkey to pay a fine in the amount of 17,500 euros on the charge of violating the rights of freedom and security in the case of four specialists sergeants who were placed under chamber arrest.

Neither the minority rights, nor the freedom of religion, faith and conscience enshrined in Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights, conformity to which is an obligation for Turkey, have really come to life.