800 Turkish journalists sacked and 160 nabbed last year: Opposition

‘Some 800 Turkish journalists were fired and nearly 160 others arrested last year, a senior member of the country’s main opposition party says.

The Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy head, Sezgin Tanrıkulu, said on Monday that last year 774 Turkish journalists were sacked, 156 others were detained, and court cases were opened against 238 member of the press.

Recalling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Sunday message on respect for press freedom, Tanrıkulu said the message should be embraced by everybody, adding, however, that the current situation in Turkey resembles one in which democracy is “bankrupt.”’

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