Demonstrators in support of Turkish daily newspaper Zaman, which was seized by the government in March 2016.

The Dismantling of Press Freedoms in Turkey

On the Media | Mar 25, 2016

A government crackdown on free speech has reached new depths in Turkey. Under the pretext of fighting terrorism, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has muzzled reporters and shuttered newspapers, or turned them into propaganda arms. Bob talks with Istanbul-based journalist Asli Aydintasbas about the lines the press dare not traverse, how she lost her column and TV show, and why Europe is turning a blind eye to the erosion of democratic ideals in Turkey. 

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