Turkish journalists detained over earthquake reports

BBC ^ | 02/23/2023 | Grigor Atanesian and Nihan Kalle

[BenLurkin]

He is one of at least four journalists being investigated for reporting or commenting on the earthquake.

Press freedom groups say dozens more have been detained, harassed or prevented from reporting.

Mr Koçer was touched by the influx of volunteers and rescue teams coming from Western Turkey, and he shared their stories on Twitter. Some of the survivors told him they received no aid for days. Similar complaints were cited across pro-opposition media outlets.

Visiting the earthquake-affected areas, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the people he would rebuild their cities. But he also warned that those spreading "fake news" and "causing social chaos" would be prosecuted, calling them "provocateurs".

Mr Koçer says that while he was reporting from the region hit by the earthquake, Diyarbakir police left a note at his apartment, instructing him to visit the police station and give a statement.

Turkey's new law was adopted in October. It criminalised the public spreading of disinformation and gave the state much broader powers to control news sites and social media.

...

"The government is trying to suppress information coming from the quake zone," says cyber rights expert Yaman Akdeniz who teaches at the Istanbul Bilgi University.

The arrests came after Turkey's presidential communications director warned against "lethal disinformation" jeopardising the rescue efforts. The directorate also rolled out a smartphone app called "Disinformation Reporting Service" encouraging people to report manipulative posts about the quake.

[BenLurkin]

Well sure, of course. Isn’t any the information doesn’t like disinformation?

[BobL]

Sounds like Western Journalists who are nothing more than APOLOGISTS for the Neocons.

In this case, Erdogan has been there for 10 years, yet they try to BLAME HIM for buildings that are at least 50 years old not surviving.

Hopefully there are some NY Times ‘reporters’ there.

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