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Turkey: International journalists condemn Erdogan’s censorship of the press
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25.03.2016
A number of top Turkish journalists alongside their colleagues from European press unions attended an event at the Turkish Association of Newspapers, in Istanbul, Thursday, in which speakers condemned the censorship of the press by the Turkish government.
The Editor in chief of Cumhuriyet Daily Can Dundar accused the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of “blindfolding and “threatening” journalists.
The Chairman of the Union of the Journalists Ugur Guc echoed Dundar’s sentiment, stating “The leadership is making new laws to reduce the volume of the voices of the ones who are criticising, questioning and who are not obeying AKP."
The Turkish journalists were supported by their international colleagues. Barry White representing the National Union of Journalists UK said that “Any concrete plan of action for European Union leaders negotiating with Turkey's political leadership should start with the release of the jailed journalists.”
Earlier on March, the police stormed the Zaman headquarters in Istanbul, after the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office requested a trustee panel be appointed to the media group. Zaman was openly critical of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the AKP as well as being closely linked with writer Fethullah Gulen who currently resides in the US following his self-imposed exile.
The Editor in chief of Cumhuriyet Daily Can Dundar accused the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of “blindfolding and “threatening” journalists.
The Chairman of the Union of the Journalists Ugur Guc echoed Dundar’s sentiment, stating “The leadership is making new laws to reduce the volume of the voices of the ones who are criticising, questioning and who are not obeying AKP."
The Turkish journalists were supported by their international colleagues. Barry White representing the National Union of Journalists UK said that “Any concrete plan of action for European Union leaders negotiating with Turkey's political leadership should start with the release of the jailed journalists.”
Earlier on March, the police stormed the Zaman headquarters in Istanbul, after the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office requested a trustee panel be appointed to the media group. Zaman was openly critical of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the AKP as well as being closely linked with writer Fethullah Gulen who currently resides in the US following his self-imposed exile.
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