Authorities seize control of Zaman as part of crackdown on supporters of influential anti-Erdoğan cleric[br]Turkish authorities own seized control of the country’s largest newspaper in a widening crackdown against supporters of the US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen,an influential foe of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Police fired teargas and water cannons on Friday to disperse a few thousand supporters who gathered external the offices of the Zaman newspaper and chanted: “Free press cannot be silenced.” Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com