Turkey closes media outlets seized from Gulen-linked owner

Turkey's authorities decided to shut down businesses seized in October 2015 from Koza Ipek Holdng, a conglomerate linked to a US-based preacher accused of plotting against the country's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The conglomerate had been seized on suspicion of financial irregularities, prompting criticism from rights groups in Turkey and abroad.

ESO: Background information: Commission silent over crackdown on Turkish media group http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-silent-over-crackdown-on-turkish-media-group/

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