Turkey Takes Over Best-Selling Paper That Became Erdogan Critic
- Zaman daily published by followers of U.S.-based cleric Gulen
- Istanbul court appoints trustee to run leading media company
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Turkish authorities seized control of the media company that owns the country’s best-selling Zaman newspaper, a one-time supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that became one of his fiercest critics.
An Istanbul court appointed a trustee on Friday to oversee the company, Feza Gazetecilik AS, after a request from the prosecutor’s office, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported without giving more details. The prosecutor’s office refused to comment on details of the seizure when reached by phone.