Economics
Erdogan’s Putsch Purge Spreads Into Media, Energy, Finance
- More than 130 media outlets linked to accused cleric closed
- Another 149 generals and admirals fired by armed forces chief
Turkey Extends Crackdown on Dissent to Coup Analysis
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Turkey’s post-putsch purge of dissent reached deeper into the economy as authorities shuttered scores of media outlets, detained the head of a major company and banned the chief strategist of a leading brokerage.
More than 130 media organizations, including 16 television broadcasters and 45 newspapers, were ordered closed in a decree published late Wednesday. The Cihan news agency, which has more than 500 employees, and the newspapers Taraf, Zaman and its English-language Today’s Zaman were among them.