On 15 July, during the coup in Turkey, Berat Buzhala, a leading Kosovo journalist known for his satirical comments, wrote on Facebook: “I invite the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo who are holidaying in Turkey to align with the army.” The comment was signed with an Internet emoticon with a tongue protruding, indicating it […]
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The Turkish government has cancelled the passports of around 50,000 people to prevent them leaving the country as a crackdown continues following a failed coup. Efkan Ala, the interior minister, said more than 18,000 have so far been detained over the attempt to oust President Tayyip Erdogan, while thousands of government staff are under investigation.
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Turkish authorities have detained wife of a critical Turkish journalist and will keep her as a hostage until her husband surrenders to police, an episode that has long symbolized police states in the Middle East and Africa, but not Turkey. Bülent Korucu, longtime top editor of Turkish weekly magazine Aksiyon and editor-in-chief of Yarina Bakis
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Ali Bulaç, Mümtazer Türköne, Ahmet Turan Alkan and Şahin Alpay, veteran journalists for both Zaman and Today’s Zaman before they were seized by the government, have been detained due to allegedly being involved in the recent failed coup attempt, in the aftermath of which the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) crackdown on the media
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Turkey’s government has decided to close down dozens of media outlets, including 45 newspapers and 16 television stations in the wake of a failed military coup, the country’s state-run news agency reported Wednesday. Turkish media reported that 130 media organizations had been shuttered in a widening crackdown by Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. The list also included
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Turkish government issued warrants for the detention of 47 journalists in the post-coup crackdown. Earlier this week, another warrants was issued against 42 other journalists, of whom 16 have been detained. The detention of journalists and wide-scale purges of officials have raised concerns about a possible witch hunt by the government in the wake of
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Hanım Büşra Erdal, who was a court reporter for the Zaman daily before it was seized by the government in March, was detained in her hometown of Manisa due to allegedly being involved in the recent failed military coup attempt, in the aftermath of which the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) crackdown on
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