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Local press in Turkey’s earthquake-hit zone faces uncertainty as exemption deadline looms

Local press in Turkey’s earthquake-hit zone faces uncertainty as exemption deadline looms

Newspapers in the region have been allowed to defer tax and insurance payments, and to continue publishing public announcements without meeting the minimum sales or online view requirements. However, it is uncertain whether these exemptions will continue beyond the end of the year.

28 September 2024 Hikmet Adal

'Local journalists face increasing economic pressure from local interest groups'

'Local journalists face increasing economic pressure from local interest groups'

"Local journalists who defend the people's right to information by performing their journalistic duty are often targeted in attacks," says the Contemporary Journalists' Association (ÇGD).