Experts voice concern as Turkey´s media under siege (IPI - International Press Institute)
(World News Austria)

(Source: IPI - International Press Institute) The Turkish government`s crackdown on independent media poses serious risks to democracy and stability, journalists from the country told a Vienna audience today at an International Press Institute (IPI) event examining media freedom in Turkey ahead of an April constitutional referendum that could vest even greater power in the hands of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At a panel discussion and solidarity event titled `Turkey`s Media Under Siege`, celebrated media lawyer Fikret Ilkiz and acclaimed journalists Zeynep Erdim, Fehim Isik and Mehves Evin discussed current threats and challenges to journalism and freedom of expression in Turkey, as well...