Critics of Erdoğan or government policies have been fired and pro-opposition media offices raided in rush-up to electionsTurkish media are coming under what local journalists have described as one of the worst crackdowns in the republic’s history in the rush-up to crucial parliamentary elections that may establish an end to over a decade of single-party rule by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development party (AKP).
Journalists critical of Erdoğan or government policies have been fired from newspapers seen as close to the president and even assaulted, while offices of pro-opposition media outlets have been raided in what observers say is a wide campaign to intimidate voices demanding change and accountability in Ankara.
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Source: theguardian.com