In its latest report published on 27 January rights body Freedom House said that the media crackdown in Turkey has led to a decline of political rights and civil liberties. In the past months several journalists have been fired and jailed, a number of newspapers and TV channels were put under trusteeship and the offices of a government-critical media holding were raided. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists the situation of journalists in the country has deteriorated and Turkey is one of the top five imprisoners of journalists.
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