At dawn on Wednesday, police in Istanbul raided the headquarters of a media company linked to a U.S.-based government critic. Police used batons, a water cannon and tear gas. Images on social media appeared to show cops dragging away handcuffed journalists from Kanalturk and Bugun TV
Koza-Ipek Holding, which owns the media outlets, has ties to a movement led by Fethullah Gulen, a moderate Islamic cleric based in the U.S. The government accuses the movement of trying to destabilize the state, and prosecutors have labeled it a terrorist organization. Wednesday’s seizure is part of a wider crackdown on opposition media, which international watchdogs have called a crisis for the free press. …
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Turkish journalists arrested in chaotic media crackdown
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