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Turkey shuts dozens of media outlets

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Update: 2016-07-28 03:57:00
Turkey shuts dozens of media outlets Photo Courtesy: BBC

DHAKA: The Turkish authorities have announced the closure of dozens of media organizations, as a crackdown continues following the failed coup on 15 July.

Three news agencies, 16 TV channels, 45 papers and 15 magazines will be shut, reports the BBC.

Separately, nearly 1,700 members of the armed forces - including 149 generals and admirals - have been discharged.

The government says US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen was behind the army-led attempted coup - a claim he denies. At least 246 people died during the coup.

More than 2,000 people were injured.

The closure of the media outlets and the dismissal of the members of the armed forces were announced in Turkey’s official Resmi Gazete.

The names of the media organizations have not yet been officially released, but local media suggest that while most are relatively small, provincial outlets, several dailies and agencies with a national audience have also been targeted.

Among those discharged from the armed forces are 87 army generals, 30 air force generals and 32 admirals.

Earlier on Wednesday, the authorities ordered the detention of another 47 journalists - just several days after similar warrants were issued for 42 reporters.

Those on the new list were mostly members of the now defunct Zaman newspaper, Turkish officials were quoted as saying by local media.

BDST: 1350 HRS, JUL 28, 2016
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