Journalist Merdan Yanardag’s arrest comes amid a post-election climate in which many journalists feel threatened, according to media watchdogs
freedom of press
China and Turkey have the worst record, according to The Committee to Protect Journalists
The front page read "F..ck off Mr. Erdogan"
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu last month targeted Yıldız after she disputed the minister's claim to have eliminated the Kurdish PKK
The journalists are accused of violating Turkey’s intelligence laws although the intel agent’s name had been previously made public
He is wanted on 18 charges in the US, including violation of the espionage act
The country has banned Wiki for the last two years
There were 251 journalists jailed for doing their jobs as of December 1
Cumhuriyet's editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, who was released in March pending the conclusion of the trial, said journalism was not a crime
Reporters Without Borders released 2018 list