New banking regulations threaten press freedom in Turkey
Recent measures seeking to limit damaging information on the financial system pose new threats to press freedom in Turkey.
ISTANBUL — The Turkish media have come under increasing pressure in recent years as dozens of journalists remain behind bars and the country continues to rank toward the bottom of global press freedom indexes.
Now, recently introduced banking regulations pose new threats for reporters covering economic developments in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, which media advocates say should be immediately revised to limit future prosecutions on journalists and domestic media organizations.