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Crackdown on media intensifies in Turkey

Monday, 07 March 2016 3:00 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 07 March 2016 3:00 AM ]

A photo taken on March 6, 2016 shows the front page of the first new edition of the Turkish daily newspaper Zaman. AFP

Verenia Keet

Press TV, Istanbul

The Turkish government has intensified the crackdown on opposition media. The latest suppression happened on Friday when security forces seized the headquarters of Zaman newspaper in the city of Istanbul. Press TV’s Verenia Keet has interviewed some staff of Zaman newspaper about the reason behind the heightened crackdown on the media.

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