Why does the EU press Türkiye to remove Turkish 301st law from its constitution?

No it's not about human rights at all. It's just another example of double standards hypocrisy and plain stupidity. It's ok for the EU States to have various forms of defamation laws but not Turkey ?? The sooner Britain gets out of the EU the better, look at what has happened to the U.K. since they joined. Without Britain the EU is nothing, thank god they were smart enough not to join their stupid currency agreement.

Look at what the UN said about section 301 and I quote;-

"(The) United Nations has not approved or endorsed a report labelling the Armenian experience as Genocide." Farhan Haq, U.N. spokesman, October 5th, 2000. On June 4-7, 2005, at a Florida Atlantic University genocide conference, Juan Mendez, Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide to the Secretary General of the United Nations, was criticized for calling the Armenians' genocide an "event." This article tells us that the Argentinian "responded that since the UN has not officially recognized the genocide, he was not allowed to call it that…The UN is the organ that has established the Genocide Convention. If even such an institution doesn’t recognize the Armenian genocide, Turkey has the right to punish the so called Armenian genocide as libel. That is the right of every nation."

I will highlight the IMPORTANT bits for the slow at learning (JOHN S) "(The) United Nations has not approved or endorsed a report labelling the Armenian experience as Genocide."...the Argentinian "responded that since the UN has not officially recognized the genocide, he was not allowed to call it that." "The UN is the organ that has established the Genocide Convention. If even such an institution doesn’t recognize the Armenian genocide, Turkey has the right to punish the so called Armenian genocide as LIBEL. That is the RIGHT of every nation."

EDIT FOR JOHN S: Is that a little Cypriot story of yours when you change the Cat to a Fox and the Liver to Grapes ? I didn't know Foxes liked grapes interesting clearly there must be no foxes in Northern Cyprus, BUT FOR all those Turkish soldiers lives lost in attempting to save your worthless existence I would suggest give "The Rock" to Greece, and let them do what they want with all of you. It's not the entire Turkish nation that wants to join the EU it's the various stupid Governments that have come into power, they use the EU initiative to distract the people from the real issues in the nation. The EU application is but a mere smoke screen for various Turkish Governments to hide their inadequacies.

Well for a start no one wants Turkey in the EU. It not really a European country as such. Most of Turkey lies on the Asian continent. On human rights issues in Turkey. Human rights record has long continued to attract scrutiny, both internally and externally. Turkey is not part of Europe, either geographically , nor culturally.

Is it about insulting or criticizing Turkey??

If yes, I think the problem is that it is a little obstacle of the freedom of speech. I think that, If you’re free to say what you feel, no one shouldn’t prevent you to say it.

Yeah, It’s sad to hear bad thing about your own country, but that’s the cost of freedom. Freedom is for EVERYBODY, so, it has pros and cons. Sometimes you have to hear things that you’re not agree with, but you can say what you feel too.

If Turkey wants to join the EU, it has to assume everything that the other countries have assumed, and it includes the change of that article, I Think.

I don't mean I'm agree or not with the removal, I'm just saying my opinon about what are the reasons of the EU's pressure.

the "hate" of turks against the EU reminds me of this story:

Once upon a time there was a fox strolling through the woods.

He came upon a grape orchard. There he found a bunch of

beautiful grapes hanging from a high branch.

"Boy those sure would be tasty," he thought to himself.

He backed up and took a running start, and jumped.

He did not get high enough.

He went back to his starting spot and tried again.

He almost got high enough this time, but not quite.

He tried and tried, again and again, but just couldn't get high

enough to grab the grapes.

Finally, he gave up.

As he walked away, he put his nose in the air and said:

"I am sure those grapes are sour."

--->its turkey that tries to join the EU, not EU turkey! deal with it! and do something! don't expect to become a member without making huge changes in...EVERYTHING

What I dont understand is that

WHAT HAS IT GOT TO DO WITH ANY OTHER COUNTRIES..what goes on in my country, this law obviously to protect again us TURKISH people not any others...

I truly believe in that they only try to turn us into slaves by telling us what to do if Turkish people really want to remove it they will...

the rest of the countries opinions on that are just not even worth hearing..

It's about insulting Turkey country and Turks. If you say bad things about them you'll be accused of insulting and sentenced for 1 year. EU claims that its against human rights but how are Europeans, who killed millions in America(Am. Ind.), India, Algeria mention the importance of human rights. Isn't it cruel?

For example if you say that there had been an Armenian Genocide, its a offense in Turkey. (There hadn't been indeed) They say there isn't indepence in Turkey.

But in France if you say that ''There hadn't been an Armenian genocide'' this is an offense. Did you know one of our politicians had been arested for this reason? Is this indipence?

Is it logical?

In all, all i want to say they cannot force us for the human rights..

I don't find you funny, just ridiculous. LOL This question shows that you are completely oblivious to the meaning of human rights. Until your understanding advances EU has rightly rejected Turkey.