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Turkey’s media in mourning on World Press Freedom Day

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World Press Freedom Day in Turkey takes place in an environment of extreme repression this year.

Verenia Keet

Press TV, Istanbul

World Press Freedom Day in Turkey takes place in an environment of extreme repression this year. In less than a year, two major media groups have been taken over by the government, and the number of journalists and activists facing charges of terrorism for reporting controversial news continues to increase.

Press TV's Verenia Keet has a report on freedom of media in Turkey.


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