(with Sergey Lagodinsky) The EU-Turkey relations and Turkey’s freedom of expression crisis - a podcast by International Press Institute

Host: Cansu Çamlıbel | Guest: Sergey Lagodisnky

In this sixth episode, host Cansu Çamlıbel and her guest Sergey Lagodinsky, member of the EU Parliament (Greens/EFA) and the chairman of the delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, discussed the state of media and freedom of expression crisis in Turkey.

In this episode, Lagodinsky shares his experience as the chair of the Joint Committee and what should be done to improve the relationship. He explains how this partnership would be beneficial for both parties and move Turkey forward in terms of freedoms of expression and the press. And how 2018 German Social Media Law became dangerous and influenced many authoritarian governments.

Topics covered in the podcast include:

• What does the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee do?


• Highs and lows of the debates between Turkey and the EU and its importance


• The differences between the Turkish and the German Social Media Laws in its own political context


• Lagondisky’s experience in courtrooms of Turkey


• The future of the EU and Turkey’s relations and what we should expect

This content was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of IPI and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.

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