Turkey adds journalist Can Dündar to list of wanted terrorists; at least 14 other journalists also listed cpj.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cpj.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar recently revealed that he had been added to the so-called terrorist "gray list", a database published by the Turkish Interior Ministry that identifies alleged terrorists and offers rewards for their capture. He and 14 others are wanted for their alleged ties to the exiled preacher Fethullah Gülen.
"Making journalists targets via the use of pro-government media is an unacceptable move that puts lives at great risk, especially given the history of physical attacks on several Turkish journalists living in exile" - CPJ
Pro-government Turkish daily Sabah publishes locations of exiled journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists cpj.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cpj.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Recent reports suggest that according to the new media law that has come in Turkey, anyone who posts any critical messages on social media platforms might be considered to be a member of a terrorist organization.