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Turkey Fires Top Editor of Country's Largest Newspaper as Media Crackdown Continues | VICE News

Turkey Fires Top Editor of Country's Largest Newspaper as Media Crackdown Continues

By Tess Owen
March 5, 2016 | 12:05 pm

The Turkish government has continued to tighten its grip on Zaman, the country's largest daily newspaper, firing editor-in-chief Abdülhamit Bilici and replacing him with state trustees at the request of Istanbul's Chief Public Prosecutor's office.

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