Freedom House Reports

Democracy in Crisis: Corruption, Media, and Power in Turkey

Democracy in Crisis: Corruption, Media, and Power in Turkey

February 2014 / (24 Pages)

Police raids that revealed corruption scandal on December 17 have sparked a frantic crackdown by the ruling party. More journalists have been fired for speaking out. Amendments to the Internet regulation law proposed by the government would make it possible for officials to block websites without court orders. Over the past seven years, the government has increasingly employed a variety of strong-arm tactics to suppress the media’s proper role as a check on power. Some of the most disturbing efforts include the following: intimidation, mass firings, buying off or forcing out media moguls, wiretapping and imprisonment Read More

 


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