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RELEASE: Censorship in Turkey Fuels Greater Distrust, More Misinformation on Social Media
14th June 2020
Washington, D.C. — A new report from the Center for American Progress highlights how government censorship in Turkey has caused troubling developments in Turkey’s media landscape, leading to greater distrust and more misinformation being spread on social ...
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Erdogan’s crusade against “all media and political viruses”
1st May 2020
Is the Turkish president Erdogan using the fight against coronavirus to silence the few remaining critical press voices in the country? Opposition and journalists fear a new wave of censorship. Fear is mounting among Turkey’s ...
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Tough times for journalism in Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey
17th January 2020
In January 1961, a law came into effect defining the rights of journalists in Turkey. Though President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the media are on the right track in Turkey, his government has clamped down ...
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