24/01/2019 | 16:28:41 As my colleagues have given several details about the legal proceedings of so-called parliamentarians and so-called politicians, I will focus briefly on the recent attitudes of the Monitoring Committee and a couple of facts about Turkey. The monitoring process was designed to support Member States of the Council of Europe on the road to becoming more democratic and freer countries. It is meant to be a constructive, two-way and objective process. Unfortunately, the current system, and... 23/01/2019 | 17:44:52 I thank the rapporteur for preparing this extensive report on Internet governance and human rights. The digital age has fundamentally changed the world, providing the world with knowledge, innovation, development, freedom and democracy. The Internet has eased access to information, which is a basic human right. It has also democratised the previously quite elite news cycle. People not only have access to information but are able to be the resource of information, mainly through social media... 23/01/2019 | 15:52:30 I congratulate my colleagues, Mr Petri HONKONEN and Ms Gülsün BİLGEHAN, on the reports and their hard work. The role of media, in particular public service media, is indeed worthy of evaluation in terms of ensuring free and fair elections and countering disinformation. However, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that journalism or any other profession cannot be used as a shield against criminal investigations. Turkish legislation does not include any provision that would lead to...