Second massive fine in six months against media group critical of Turkish PM Erdogan raises press freedom concerns
Dogan Yayin Holding, owners of the Dogan Media Group, Turkey’s largest media conglomerate, announced on Tuesday that Turkey’s Finance Ministry had levied an unprecedented TL 3.75 billion, or 1.74 billion Euro, fine against them for alleged “tax irregularities.” The huge penalty, handed down following examinations of tax reports from 2005, 2006 and 2007, follows a […]
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