Turkish opposition lawmaker says media bill would reimpose pressure on critical outlets

A Turkish opposition lawmaker has criticized a media bill currently before parliament, saying it would restore punitive powers to Turkey’s official advertising agency despite a Constitutional Court ruling that curtailed similar authority, the Bianet news website reported. The bill would give the Press Advertisement Agency (BİK), which distributes public advertising to newspapers and online news […] The post Turkish opposition lawmaker says media bill would reimpose pressure on critical outlet...

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