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Turkey: 100+ Media Outlets Shut Down by Gov’t Since Failed Coup

HeadlineJul 28, 2016

Turkey’s government has dismissed nearly 1,700 military personnel and closed more than 130 media outlets since a failed coup earlier this month. That number includes nearly half of all Turkish generals and admirals. Human rights groups have also reported widespread arrests and torture of suspected coup sympathizers.

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