Increasingly violent government seems to be worsening as Turkey opposition newspapers shut down

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Yesterday’s toll in Turkey’s pressure on media: NTV Tarih Magazine closed, Journalists, columnists in Akşam fired

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Columnists fired as daily Akşam gets new chief At least four columnists have been fired so far from Turkish daily Akşam, days after Mehmet Ocaktan was assigned as the editor-in-chief NTV Tarih, Popular History Magazine

Sivas massacre – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Sivas massacre (Turkish: Sivas Katliamı, Madımak Katliamı) refers to the events of July 2, 1993 which resulted in the killing of 37 people, mostly Alevi.