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Trial opens for 17 Turkish journalists in key press freedom case

By World Tribune on July 25, 2017 Exclusives, Mideast, Top Stories, Turkey, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 25, 2017 A court proceeding that is likely to have a major impact on the future of press freedom in Turkey got underway on July 24 as 17 journalists from Cumhuriyet newspaper went on trial on charges of “membership of a terrorist organization” or “actions that support a terrorist organization while […]

Post-coup crackdown in Turkey takes aim at the media

By World Tribune on July 28, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Mideast, Rest of The Best, Turkey, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 28, 2016 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has become a regime and is now cracking down in particular on the media, closing more television and radio stations and newspapers. Thus far, the Ankara government has shut down three news agencies, 16 TV channels, 23 radio stations, 45 newspapers, 15 magazines […]