Thousands protest media crackdown in Turkey
Thousands rallied in İstanbul and Ankara on Saturday against what they described as growing pressure on journalists in Turkey, including arrests, media shutdowns and the appointment of government administrators to run news outlets. Press freedom has been increasingly constrained in Turkey since a failed coup attempt in 2016, with sweeping prosecutions, digital censorship and government…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Saturday protest against the media crackdown in Turkey, with consistent details (thousands, media pressure) and no conflicting facts.
1d ago[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Saturday rallies in Turkey against journalist arrests and media shutdowns, with no conflicting facts.
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