Skip to content
  • Home
  • Weekend Bloggers
  • Civility Rule
  • Corrections
  • Bio

JONATHAN TURLEY

Res ipsa loquitur – The thing itself speaks
  • Twitter
  • Constitutional Law
  • Criminal law
  • Bizarre
  • Academia
  • Politics
  • Media
  • Free Speech
  • Science
  • Torts
  • Columns

Search Results for: erdogan

Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Politics, Society May 24, 2017May 24, 2017

“You Are A Good Man”: Trump Praised Philippine President Duterte For His Blood-Soaked Crackdown On Drugs

We have previously discussed the worrisome affinity that President Donald Trump has appeared to show toward authoritarian figures like Turkish…

121 Comments
Columns, Congress, Constitutional Law, Courts, Free Speech, Media, Politics, Uncategorized May 4, 2017July 1, 2017

A SHOWING OF ACTUAL MALICE: THE WHITE HOUSE “TIRES” OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Below is my Hill column this week on the confirmation from both Trump’s Chief of Staff and the White House…

76 Comments
Uncategorized March 6, 2017March 6, 2017

Turkish President Denounces Germany Over Denying Free Speech

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan showed again an utter lack of self-awareness or shame when he denounced the  German government…

21 Comments
Bizarre, Constitutional Law, International, Media, Politics, Religion January 12, 2017February 20, 2018

Turkish Marriage Guide Encourages Beating Wives Who Do Not “Beautify” Themselves And Supports Marriage Of Girls As Young As 10

We have previously discussed the plight of women and girls subject to Sharia law and extreme Muslim traditions of marriage.…

67 Comments
Animals, Bizarre, International, Politics, Religion January 3, 2017February 20, 2018

India Cracks Down On Cow Slaughtering And The Sale Of Beef In Latest Attack On Secular Government

When one thinks of the countries without a separation of church and state, countries like Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia and…

27 Comments
Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International, Politics, Society December 28, 2016

Germany Moves To Impose Crippling Fines On Social Networks For “Fake News”

I recently wrote about the growing threat of government regulation of speech on the Internet under the guise of combatting…

70 Comments
Academia, Bizarre, Constitutional Law, International, Politics, Religion December 7, 2016December 6, 2016

Doctor Fired From Private Hospital After Objecting To Mandatory Prayer Sessions In Turkey

We have followed the rapid decline of civil liberties under the authoritarian rule of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the past…

39 Comments
Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Media, Politics November 25, 2016November 25, 2016

Merkel Backs Crackdown on Free Speech On Social Media Sites

German Chancellor Angela Merkel long ago established herself as a menace to free speech, particularly in her decision to first…

68 Comments
Academia, Constitutional Law, Courts, International, Media, Politics, Society October 15, 2016September 20, 2020

Turkish Government Raids Judiciary, Arrests 189 Judges And Prosecutors

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor. Yesterday, police in Turkey served arrest warrants on one hundred, eighty nine appeals court judges…

24 Comments
Filed under: coup, Erdogan, Gulen, Turkey
Academia, International, Science October 6, 2016October 5, 2016

Space Cadet: Iraqi Transport Minister Proclaims That Sumerians Traveled To Pluto Thousands of Years Ago

It is good to see, after hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars and thousands of U.S. lives, Iraq is in…

108 Comments
Criminal law, International, Media, Military, Politics, Religion August 16, 2016November 20, 2016

Turkey’s Constitutional Court Strikes Down Law Making Sex With Girls Under 15 Sexual Abuse

Like many Muslim countries, Turkey has a long and troubling history of child brides and arranged marriages. Some Islamic clerics…

114 Comments
International, Military July 23, 2016September 20, 2020

The US Should Consider Removing Nukes From Turkey

By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor Having seen recent events culminating with the failed coup to oust Turkish leader Erdogan and…

55 Comments
Filed under: B-61 Bomb, Erdogan, NATO, Nuclear War, Turkey
Academia, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, International July 21, 2016July 21, 2016

Turkish Government Orders 1,577 Deans To Resign In The Expanding Crackdown After the Coup Attempt

We previously discussed how Turkey’s rising dictator, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was likely to use the failed military coup to complete…

23 Comments
Criminal law, International, Politics, Religion July 18, 2016February 20, 2018

Pakistani Brother Reportedly Confesses To Strangling Feminist Icon Sister In Latest Islamic “Honor Killing”

The latest Islamic “honor killing” has claimed a feminist and YouTube star in Pakistan. Qandeel Baloch who challenged many religious…

15 Comments
Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Politics, Religion, Society June 30, 2016June 30, 2016

Englishman Arrested For Posting Anti-Islamic Tweets After Brussels Bombing

There is another arrest in the United Kingdom for criminal speech, a crime that is on the rise in the…

56 Comments

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts
jonathan turley profile
SEARCH
Follow via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

My Tweets
Top Posts
  • Did The Democrats "Tank" The Second Trump Trial?
  • A Return To Rage: Schumer and Pelosi Attack Members Who Voted To Acquit As Political Cowards and Shills
  • "We’ve Heard From Enough Witnesses": Democrats Oppose Calling Witnesses While Schumer Leaves It To The House Managers
  • With Malice For All: The Lincoln Project Unleashes Attacks On Lawyers Who Represent The Trump Campaign . . . As It Runs A Commercial On The New Unity
  • Raskin: Trump's Decision Not To Testify May Be Cited As Evidence Of His Guilt
Recent Comments
An old guy on A Return To Rage: Schumer and…
1gandydancer on “Much To Do About Nothin…
LPS on A Return To Rage: Schumer and…
A Return To Rage: Sc… on With Malice For All: The Linco…
Ben Marcus on A Return To Rage: Schumer and…
An old guy on A Return To Rage: Schumer and…
Anonymous on A Return To Rage: Schumer and…
Ben Marcus on A Return To Rage: Schumer and…
Barnum on A Return To Rage: Schumer and…
Anonymous on A Return To Rage: Schumer and…
Categories
Res ipsa loquitur – The thing itself speaks
Find us on
  • Twitter
JONATHAN TURLEY
Proudly powered by WordPress Theme: DailyMag.