# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2016-turkey-post-coup-media-closures)
- Source: Turkey: in latest escalation, 102 media outlets closed by decree. https://rsf.org/en/turkey-latest-escalation-102-media-outlets-closed-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.

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