Quake restrictions muzzle Turkish media ahead of elections: monitor

Ankara (AFP) March 16, 2023

A state of emergency imposed in Turkey’s quake-hit southeast is shackling reporters, a top media rights campaigner told AFP, expressing fears they will be pressured in the run-up to May’s crunch elections.

President Recep Tayyip declared a three-month state of emergency in the affected provinces when Turkey suffered its deadliest natural disaster of modern times last month.

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