Regarding Turkey’s prosecution of journalists on ‘terrorism charges’, CPJ wrote earlier that “broadly worded anti-terror and penal code statutes have allowed Turkish authorities to conflate the coverage of banned groups and investigation of sensitive topics with outright terrorism or other anti-state activity.” After Tunç’s arrest, CPJ further warned that “Turkey has recently renewed its practice of imprisoning critical journalists in retaliation for their work.”
Попытка турецкого правительства ввести абсолютную цензуру не увенчалась успехом, в том числе и потому, что Twitter обычно не отвечает на запросы об удалении журналистских материалов.