# Claim 244

RSF said the closures eliminated an entire section of Turkey's media in a single action.

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

- Statement: RSF said the closures eliminated an entire section of Turkey's media in a single action.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: RSF says an entire swathe of media eliminated
- 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

> The authorities have eliminated an entire swathe of the media landscape in one fell swoop. The irreparable damage they are inflicting on pluralism and the rule of law goes far beyond the state of emergency.

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