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Turkey seizes control of Zaman newspaper linked to Gulen
Source: BBC
Turkey seizes control of Zaman newspaper linked to Gulen
4 March 2016 Europe
A Turkish court has put Zaman newspaper - a vocal critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - under state control.
Administrators have been appointed to run the newspaper. There is no explanation for the court's decision.
Zaman is closely linked to the Hizmet movement of influential US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former Erdogan ally.
Turkey describes Hizmet as a "terrorist organisation" aiming to overthrow the government. Many of its supporters have been arrested.
Mr Erdogan's government has come under increasing international criticism over its treatment of journalists.
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4 March 2016 Europe
A Turkish court has put Zaman newspaper - a vocal critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan - under state control.
Administrators have been appointed to run the newspaper. There is no explanation for the court's decision.
Zaman is closely linked to the Hizmet movement of influential US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former Erdogan ally.
Turkey describes Hizmet as a "terrorist organisation" aiming to overthrow the government. Many of its supporters have been arrested.
Mr Erdogan's government has come under increasing international criticism over its treatment of journalists.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35729114