Over break, Rumi Forum sent out an email to everyone on their email list condemning the government takeover of Zaman and Today’s Zaman newspapers. For quite awhile now, the Turkish government has been cracking down on opposition journalists across the country. This could be considered one of the biggest steps they’ve taken to suppress freedom of the press in Turkey. Here is the email sent from Rumi Forum:
“The Rumi Forum is saddened with today’s attack on Zaman and Today’s Zaman in Turkey. Media freedoms have hit rock bottom in Turkey. Kindly review the below statement by Zaman and the various links from Amnesty International, Freedom House, International Press Institute, The Committee to Protect Journalists and The National Press Club.
Your continued support of Rumi Forum is appreciated as well as the wider ideals of democracy, human and media rights and respect for the rule of law – values that we at Rumi Forum will continue to advocate and encourage.”
Here are some links that were sent in the email as well discussing the incident:
The Committee to Protect Journalists
