Compare: who did what, when in Türkiye

Each row is a tactic and each column a country. A cell lists the dated incidents in which that country's government used that tactic, with the head of government at the time and the outcome. Every incident links to its sources.

3 incidents, 4 tactics, 1 country.

Tactics by country
Tactic	Türkiye
Licensing and closure of outlets	July 27, 2016 Turkey closes more than 100 media outlets by decree after a failed coup attempt. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Sustained. Issue of the day: The failed July 15, 2016 coup attempt against President Erdogan's government and the mass arrests and dismissals that followed against alleged participants and sympathizers.
Insult and defamation laws	November 1, 2023 Turkish authorities detain three journalists under 'disinformation' law. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Ongoing. Issue of the day: Sardan had written about an alleged Turkish intelligence report on judicial corruption, which the government's Center for Combating Disinformation denied existed; Halk TV's Dincer Gokce had reported on people released from prison who were later linked to further crimes.
Expulsion and visa denial	March 19, 2025 Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Unknown. Issue of the day: The detention of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on March 19, 2025, and the protests that followed.
Detention and violence	November 1, 2023 Turkish authorities detain three journalists under 'disinformation' law. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Ongoing. Issue of the day: Sardan had written about an alleged Turkish intelligence report on judicial corruption, which the government's Center for Combating Disinformation denied existed; Halk TV's Dincer Gokce had reported on people released from prison who were later linked to further crimes. March 19, 2025 Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Unknown. Issue of the day: The detention of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on March 19, 2025, and the protests that followed.

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