Freedom House provides a rating of political freedoms in several countries and Turkey received a 3.5 in their rating system. The score was rated on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 indicating a high level of freedom and 7 indicating a low level of freedom. There are several cases of violation of political rights and civil liberties that bring Turkey to a score of 3.5. Many human rights violations are the direct result of institutional organizations and can be resolved through changes to institutions. Freedom House credits the described cases as the reason why Turkey's level of freedom was not perfect. During the 2011 parliamentary elections, 12 candidates were not allowed to run and eight were detained for trial. High levels of corruption are noted within the government and Turkey is ranked 54th out of 176 by Transparency International in 2012. Freedom of the press or speech is not fully guaranteed by the Constitution under Article 28 and an anti-terrorism law in 2006 allowed prison sentences. for journalists. Many media outlets have strong ties to political parties that influence the spread of news. News presented in Kurdish may be temporarily blacked out by the government. Filters were placed on the Internet and, before long, a man was jailed for insulting the Turkish president on Facebook. Freedom of religion is another highly controversial topic, as the state strictly adheres to secularism. Turkey has a Muslim population, and due to the government's embrace of secularism, men can be discharged from the army for observance and women are not allowed to wear headscarves... middle of paper.... . ..be solved by dispersing the power of the branches of government, which is difficult. Power divided among the branches will need the cooperation of multiple branches to be effective in implementing the force of government. Turkey has a unicameral legislature and remedying corruption could be done by creating a bicameral legislature that could have two houses of nearly equal power scrutinizing each other. A bicameral legislature can better represent Turkey's pluralistic society, and better minority representation can remedy the violence that often follows protests. The judiciary could take advantage of greater autonomy from the other branches by making the financial budget an agreement between the judiciary and the legislative branch. Judges could be elected by citizens to better represent their beliefs, which could be reflected in the revision of laws.