by TurkeyPurge | May 4, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A number of TV and radio stations, which were closed down by the government in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July 15 due to their links to the Gülen movement, have been sold to the pro-government Turkuvaz Media Group without a tender, Cumhuriyet daily...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 4, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
The number of Turkey-based journalists who have lost their jobs since July 15, has reached 3,000, bringing up the total number of unemployed media personnel to edge above 10,000. The landmark threshold of 10,000 accounts for one third of the total employment in...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 23, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s media watchdog, RTÜK shut down Uşak-based ART TV, ART Radio and Uşak Klas Radyo as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement. Government accuses the movement of masterminding the coup attempt despite the latter’s denying involvement. The three media...