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Boydak holding executives arrested in gov’t-led probe

Two senior executives of Boydak Holding, one of the largest conglomerates in Turkey, were arrested as part of a government-led operation on charges of...

US ambassador concerned over Zaman takeover, calls for respect to press freedom

US Ambassador John Bass has expressed concern over reports that newly-appointed trustees to the Zaman Media Group as well as violent police response to...

Police use tear gas, plastic bullets at peaceful protesters outside Zaman

Turkish police fired tear gas and plastic bullets at hundreds of protesters who gathered in front of the Zaman daily following government’s seizure of...

Zaman daily Editor-in-Chief Bilici, Today’s Zaman’s Keneş fired by trustees after gov’t seizure

Zaman daily Editor-in-Chief Abdülhamit Bilici and Bülent Keneş from Today’s Zaman were fired by trustees appointed to the Zaman Media Group in the latest...

White House says Turkey’s takeover of Zaman daily is ’troubling’

The White House said the takeover of Zaman newspaper by Turkish authorities is the latest in a series of "troubling" actions, urging the Turkish...

Reactions pour in against gov’t-orchestrated takeover of Zaman daily

Reactions have mounted in Turkey against a government-orchestrated move to seize the nation's best-selling newspaper Zaman and its affiliate publications including Today's Zaman as...

HRW says Zaman takeover aims to eradicate opposition, calls on Turkish gov’t to reverse it

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) said a ruling by an İstanbul court to appoint trustees to Turkey’s largest media group, Feza Media Group, is...

Petition calls on court to reverse decision on Zaman, urges Erdoğan to end crackdown on free press

The Index on Censorship has launched a petition calling on an İstanbul court to reverse its decision to appoint trustees to Turkey’s largest daily,...

CHP leader says Zaman takeover violation of media freedom

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), slammed on Friday a court decision to appoint trustees to take over...

RSF: Zaman takeover shows Erdoğan moving from authoritarianism to all-out despotism

Leading press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said the recent confiscation the Zaman Media Group has shown that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Zaman employees begin first day of job after takeover under heavy police presence

Employees working for the Feza Media Group were allowed to enter the building after an ID check by police, which have been standing guard...

Turkish police raid Zaman HQs, fire tear gas on readers after gov’t takeover

Turkish police fired tear gas and used water cannon on a crowd to forcibly enter the country's top-selling newspaper on Friday after a court...

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