The headline of the last edition of Turkey’s largest daily newspaper before the government took control of it says, “The Constitution Is Suspended.” CreditEmrah Gurel/Associated Press
On Friday night, security forces stormed Zaman, the widest-circulating Turkish newspaper. Though many Turkish news outlets studiously avoided covering the raids, the screens of international news channels were full of images of Turkish police using…
If there was any doubt about why the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seized the newspaper Zaman last week, consider this:Within 48 hours after the takeover, the paper began publishing pro-Erdogan propaganda. Zaman, Turkey ‘s largest
A group of women appear engulfed in smoke as Turkish anti-riot police officers use tear gas to disperse supporters in front of the Zaman newspaper headquarters in Istanbul on March 5, 2016 “Free press cannot be silenced,” the
