`Suffocating climate of fear` in Turkey despite end of state of emergency
(The Guardian Turkey)

Laws enacted after 2016 coup attempt are lifted, but Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears determined to continue pursuit of opponents Turkey´s two-year state of emergency came to an end at midnight on Wednesday, but as trials of dissidents and journalists continue human rights campaigners have said Ankara must do more to reverse a `suffocating` crackdown on free speech. Related: Erdogan sworn in as Turkish president with enhanced powers Related: Turkey fires thousands of state employees in anti-terrorism purge Continue reading...