Tuesday, December 29, 2020

What hope when we can't even scrutinise the tourism minister? | James in Turkey

What hope for Turkish journalism when we can’t even scrutinise the tourism minister? Tuesday 29 December 2020 It’s been an awful month: a broadcaster closed after 26 days, a newspaper editor jailed for 27 years, and a reporter held for 24 hours without charge Not Can Dündar or Olay TV. The event this month that best illustrated the dire state of Turkish journalism was the case of Ufuk Çeri. More:What hope when we can't even scrutinise the tourism minister? | James in Turkey