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Turkey shuts down 130 media outlets as President Erdogan's purge of 'dissidents' accelerates
[Mirror] The increasingly authoritarian regime has purged the media, universities, schools, the police, judiciary and military of potential opponents since the failed coup attempt.The Turkish Government has shut down 130 media outlets in a mass purge of the media following the coup attempt. President Recep Erdogan has responded to the apparent coup attempt by clamping down on alleged dissidents since the failed bid to oust him from power rocked the country. The increasingly authoritarian regime has purged the media, universities, schools, the police, judiciary and military of potential opponents. Posted by: Besoeker 2016-07-28 |
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