Istanbul prosecutors launch investigation into Doğan Media Group

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS. Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the Doğan Media Group for “terrorist propaganda” following a widely derided front-page story in pro-government daily Güneş. “Armenpress” reports the aforementioned, referring to theHürriyetDaily News.

The Chief Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul’s Bakırköy district launched the probe on Sept. 15, according to state-run Anadolu Agency, after accepting the front page that the tabloid published five days earlier as a criminal denunciation.

The case against Doğan is set to add to concern over deteriorating press freedoms in Turkey under Erdoğan, with a number of journalists facing legal proceedings for allegedly insulting top officials, according to Agence France-Presse.