Move signals widening of crackdown on supporters of Fethullah Gülen,an influential foe of Turkish presidentTurkish authorities bear seized control of the Cihan news agency, according to a statement from Cihan, and widening the crackdown against supporters of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gülen,an influential foe of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Cihan said on its website late on Monday that an Istanbul court would appoint an administrator to run the agency following a request from a state prosecutor, and days after authorities seized control of the main Gülen-linked newspaper,Zaman.
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Source: theguardian.com