THE TURKISH PARLIAMENT AND THE PRESS.

Kumara Times, Issue 491, 24 April 1878, Page 2

THE TURKISH PARLIAMENT AND THE PRESS.

The Turkish Parliament is. already in a difficulty with the reporters. - A short time ago a charge was brought •• = . against the Vakit by one of the deputies - | that it is the habit ot that journal qnently to put into the mouths of the deputies words they never uttered,: or, on the contrary, changing the sense of what had been said.” The complaint, however, did not lead to any-auggesfcion for restricting the freedom of the press.: On the contrary, in the course of-the debate Agop Effendi (who .represents the capital) advocated it' In elixjuent language. “ We should never,” he said, ; “ attempt to forbid the criticisms of the public press ; on the contrary, wesHdirfd endeavour to encourage arid provoke it. It is by contrasting ideasjar^d,drawing comparisons between . and doings of different meiHhat light is7obtained. We are -jealousiDfcihe-liberty of speech which we- 'wo*,; enjpy here. Should we, therefore, to. cnr--tail the liberty; of Hh®, would certainly .way, oft showing our ideUs;jof ;ljfeetrfjE3 !k _JWe 'fro?.' not,” 'he added, ‘■‘■eoemyto) undersfeand “’ the importance ancl: Uaefuln9jiß, pt thePress, which has d6rm=s'o>mubk.ffoi‘ education of the entire world; l/Vp may inadvertently coramfeS m&Wiyhß , but tree criticism '*&..&■ oheok upon us, by which I* would, therefore, Ik* a mistake to' /' shackle the -on ’***’ the contrary, to extend.itarlib«tite&yr. every means in