Turkish Government Policy towards Independent Media after the Failed July 2016 Coup d’État

• Authors: Monika Samborowska , Andrzej Dawidczyk

Abstracts

EN

The article presents the state of the Turkish media, as well as the actions taken by them before and after the failed attempt of the coup d’état in 2016. Pointing to the issue of freedom of speech in Turkey, the article highlights the numerous violations of the right to freedom of expression, which have repeatedly become part of the actions of central government authorities.

Keywords

EN

freedom of speech; free media; authoritarianism

• Publisher: European Association for Security
• Journal: Securitologia
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 1 (27)
• Pages: 48-66

Dates

published

2018

Contributors

author

Monika Samborowska

author

Andrzej Dawidczyk

• Wyższa Szkoła Policji, Szczytno

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Identifiers

DOI

10.4467/24497436SCU.18.005.9928

Biblioteka Nauki

2055892