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G. whereas progress in the area of freedom of expression is still far from satisfactory, presenting a mixed picture featuring certain positive developments, such as the recent acquittals of Professor İbrahim Kaboğlu and Professor Baskin Oran, prosecuted under Articles 216 and 301 of the Turkish Penal Code, the journalist Murat Belge, the novelist Elif Shafak, the writer Perihan Mağden and the author Orhan Pamuk, while a number of human rights defenders are still being prosecuted and journalists and publishers continue to face trials, and the journalist Hrant Dink, whose case, despite his acquittal by a court ruling, has been referred to ...[+++] the Court of Cassation and who is facing up to three years in prison in connection with another trial, and others, such as the human rights activist Eren Keskin, have been sentenced,

G. whereas progress in the area of freedom of expression is still far from satisfactory, presenting a mixed picture featuring certain positive developments, such as the recent acquittals of Professor İbrahim Kaboğlu and Professor Baskin Oran, prosecuted under Articles 216 and 301 of the Turkish Penal Code, the journalist Murat Belge, the novelist Elif Shafak, the writer Perihan Mağden and the author Orhan Pamuk, while a number of human rights defenders are still being prosecuted and journalists and publishers continue to face trials, and the journalist Hrant Dink, whose case, despite his acquittal by a court ruling, has been referred to ...[+++] the Court of Cassation and who is facing up to three years in prison in connection with another trial, and others, such as the human rights activist Eren Keskin, have been sentenced,

Thus, despite the acquittal of novelist Elif Shafak last week, freedom of expression remains under threat in Turkey.

Despite the high profile case of novelist Elif Shafak, which was thrown out of court last week, self-censorship will continue to be forced upon the press until Article 301 is done away with entirely.

For this and for many other reasons, I am truly convinced that the pessimists and sceptics who claim, as the Portuguese novelist Eça de Queirós wrote, that “The machinery is faltering and the situation in Europe is grim” are wrong.

Admittedly, we may encounter problems as we proceed along our road towards an increasingly stronger European Union. But what is certain is that, if the political determination and control exist, we will be able to say like the genial novelist of the 19 century that, when "we have a clearer view under a brighter sky, it will be acknowledged that, all in all, humanity has taken another decisive step forwards along the road to justice and knowledge”.