Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
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Press organizations and journalists have reacted harshly against a police raid on the headquarters of Oda TV, a website that is known for being a fierce critic of government policies.
The website's office in Istanbul and the home of Soner Yalçın, a well-known journalist who runs the site, was searched for nearly half a day on Monday by security forces. Yalcin and three other journalists are currently in custody on suspicions of alleged links to the Ergenekon gang.
Speaking to the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review, journalists said the move is "an effort to intimidate" and apply political pressure against government critics.
“Oda TV's line is obvious. It is a staunch critic of the government. The operations [against it] are ideological and a reflection of political pressure against [government] dissidents,” Ahmet Abakay, president of the Contemporary Journalists Association, or ÇGD, told the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review.
“This new wave of arrests is ... a threat not only to Oda TV but to all media members and will likely result in self-censorship [of future criticism of the government],” Abakay said.
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Here wee see again the convenience of neglecting issues until they become headaches...
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