The press in Turkey
Not so free
The government finds different ways to intimidate the free media
Apr 6th 2013 | ISTANBUL |From the print edition
FIRST comes the phone call, usually from a prime ministerial adviser. Displeasure over the critical writings of a columnist is relayed. He or she is admonished. “Tone it down,” bosses plead. The columnist stands firm and is then sacked.
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