Turkey: in latest escalation, 102 media outlets closed by decree
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), 2016-10-29
- Address
- https://rsf.org/en/turkey-latest-escalation-102-media-outlets-closed-decree
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- reference
- Last checked
- 2026-09-22
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- none yet
Cited by
- Turkey closes more than 100 media outlets by decree after a failed coup attempt
- Claim 242: A single decree closed dozens of newspapers, television channels, radio stations, news agencies and magazines.
- Claim 243: The government accused the closed outlets of collaborating with the movement it blamed for the coup attempt.
- Claim 244: RSF said the closures eliminated an entire section of Turkey's media in a single action.
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