Turkish journalist: My days in jail after the coup
As a noted defender of press freedoms, the authorities tried to paint me as a “terrorist” in their media-clampdown.
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The first page of a pro-government newspaper featured my picture with the word WANTED imprinted across it…
Dozens of radio stations, TV stations, newspapers, and websites were closed. One hundred journalists were jailed.
Bulent Mumay
Bulent Mumay is a 39-year-old freelance journalist. A columnist for Turkish daily Birgun and German publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, he also teaches digital journalism at Kadir Has University. In 2013, Mumay was honored with the prestigious Human Rights Award by the South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), for his “human rights-oriented editorial approach despite pressures during the Gezi protests.”
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This story was originally written in English.