The Guardian view on the Turkish crackdown on the media: unjustified and undemocratic
Sunday 6 March 2016 15.16 EST
Turkey is a country at the mercy of one man’s bad temper. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s response to any challenge or criticism has long been combative, but it is becoming ever more excessive and vindictive. The latest victim of his anger is the country’s biggest-selling newspaper, Zaman, which was taken over by the authorities last week virtually at gunpoint.
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