CNN: Turkish government cracking down on media critics, groups say
By Gul Tuysuz and Ivan Watson Istanbul (CNN) — A pro-government newspaper in Turkey fired its ombudsman this week. The dismissal came as a prominent journalists’ union and the main opposition party warned of a broad government crackdown against the Turkish press. “All the independent voices are now being silenced,” said Yavuz Baydar in an interview with CNN, a day [...] → Read the full article…