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Erdoğan: No journalist in Turkish prisons but terrorists, thieves, spies

Erdoğan: No journalist in Turkish prisons but terrorists, thieves, spies

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 20, 2017 | Hate Speech, Human Rights Abuses

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said there is no journalist who was imprisoned in Turkey that those in prisons are only terrorists and thieves. Speaking to a business forum in US on Wednesday, Erdoğan said Turkey arrested scores of journalists not because of their...
‘I worked as a reporter for 22 years but I am even afraid of posting tweets’

‘I worked as a reporter for 22 years but I am even afraid of posting tweets’

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 1, 2016 | Turkey’s Exiled Journalists Speak Out

A.Z., a Turkish journalist of 22 years, is among few journalists who have managed to flee Turkey in the light ever-growing government pressure particularly against media personnel. Turkey Purge is aimed at helping exiled journalist be heard and encouraging colleagues...

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