Turkey Detains 2 Journalists and Dozens More Ahead of NATO Summit
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 6
Turkey Detains 2 Journalists and Dozens More Ahead of NATO Summit
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 6
Summary
Turkish police detained journalists Buse Sogutlu and Ceren Erdogdu over the weekend, along with dozens of academics and lawyers, as NATO leaders prepared to gather in Ankara this week.
Istanbul prosecutors said the detentions were part of an operation targeting a banned leftist group, providing the formal basis for the sweep.
The arrests deepen a years-long campaign against perceived critics and underscore Ankara’s intolerance of dissent at a moment of heightened international attention.
The timing puts Turkey’s domestic rights record back in focus as the NATO summit opens in the capital.