Turkish government takes critical newspaper about

Turkish government takes critical newspaper about

World March 4, 2016 14:07

- A court in Istanbul on Friday appointed a receiver that should provide more control over the Turkish newspaper Zaman.

The newspaper would be critical and have links with the Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen. Gülen was previously Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused of treason.

,, It seems that the independent media extinction, '' said the editor of the English version of Zaman in a comment. Amnesty International responded earlier on rumors that the newspaper would be over.,, Independent media are the cornerstone of the international freedom. The Turkish government rolled on human rights go, '' said the human rights organization.

What exactly are the implications for the newspaper, is not yet clear.

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