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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Turkish President Gül hints at approving disputed 'halal' Internet bill


Turkish President Gül hints at approving disputed 'halal' Internet bill.(HD).

Turkish President Abdullah Gül has hinted at his intention to approve much-disputed laws on the Internet and the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) despite fierce criticism from the European Union and the opposition.  
Gül indirectly referred to the Constitutional Court as the venue for an in-depth analysis of these two key legal changes.

As the president, I cannot put myself into the position of the Constitutional Court. I just make my objections on flagrant [violations]. The opposition party has already declared that it will take it to the Constitutional Court. This is our tradition. My predecessors have also been saying that the Constitutional Court has to decide on disputed laws,” Gül told journalists travelling with him to Hungary late Feb. 16.

Recalling that Turkey was a country negotiating with the EU for full membership and that it was not a country that restricted the use of the Internet, Gül, however, drew attention to the fact that no democracy allowed total freedom on the Internet.

Whatever is a crime in real life is also a crime in virtual life or on the Internet. What’s the problem when it comes to the Internet? You can find the perpetrators in real life but it’s very hard on the Internet. A balance is needed between providing freedoms and taking care not to allow for a criminal medium. Problems can occur if we go over the limits when we are doing so,” he said.

Human dignity was above everything, Gül added. “There are good points to protect the human dignity [in this law]. We’ll continue to work on problematic issues when we return.” Hmmmm.....Welcome to Turkey......"Iranian Style."Read the full story here.
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