Turkey media crackdown sees 131 outlets shut down
29.07.2016 - 16:07
It began as a purge of the security forces and judiciary and has now spread to business, finance and the media in Turkey. Ankara has already suspended 60,000 soldiers, judges and teachers suspected of ties to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom they blame for the failed coup. Adding to that number, it shut another 131 media outlets sparking concern for press freedom.