Turkish media law: in whose interests? After an all-night session, an exhaustive debate and several near punch-ups, Turkey's parliament has voted to go ahead with a controversial new law that removes barriers to prevent the unscrupulous manipulation of the stock market and also constitutes a serious attack on the freedom of the country's press. (Business & Finance).

The Middle East | July 1, 2002| | Copyright

Passing the controversial Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) law for the second time, parliament finally pushed through a piece of legislation that has been fought over for at least the last five years. The effect on Turkey's media--and its internet--is likely be major, a point emphasised by many of Turkey's ISPs, which blanked out their screens in protest at the vote.

The law has implications in two interrelated areas. First of all, there are the implications for press freedom. Turkey has long had some harsh restrictions on its print and broadcast media, ...

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