Claim 243

The government accused the closed outlets of collaborating with the movement it blamed for the coup attempt.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The government accused the closed outlets of collaborating with the movement it blamed for the coup attempt.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Outlets accused of Gulen movement ties
About: incident 2016-turkey-post-coup-media-closures
Source: Turkey: in latest escalation, 102 media outlets closed by decree
Publisher: Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2016-10-29

Quotation from the source

suspected of 'collaborating' with the movement headed by the US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen, which the authorities say was responsible for the 15 July abortive coup.