Erdogan's War on Criticism in Media Heats Up

A veteran U.S. journalist and author said Wednesday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had blocked his honorary citizenship and declared him an enemy of the state. In what opponents see as part of a campaign to muzzle dissent ahead of a June election, Erdogan has berated news outlets including The New York Times and the Turkish daily Hurriyet in recent days, while a prosecutor this month sought to shut two TV stations, seen as opposed to the government, on terrorism-related...

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