Erdoğan tells media not to cover Kurdish conflict
By Özgür Öğret and Nina Ognianova/CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Staff
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey is known to lash out publicly at journalists of whose coverage he disapproves. He has called on media owners and editors to discipline reporters and columnists critical of his policies, particularly when it comes to the sensitive Kurdish issue. In more than a few cases, to avoid trouble, newsroom managers have listened and dismissed the staffers in question.
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