During an official visit to the Far East, then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan only allowed members of supportive media to accompany him.
Three of Turkey’s highest circulating newspapers were among 12 publications, including Zaman, Posta, Hürriyet, Sözcü, Milliyet, Habertürk, Radikal, Vatan, Bugün, Taraf and Cumhuriyet, that were denied a place on the plane. The main opposition Republican People’s Party submitted a parliamentary question asking “Isn’t this press censorship?”
Jan. 5, 2014
[From the Book – ‘Freedom of the Press: Events and Photographs 2014′ by Salih Sarıkaya]
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