This is a list of media outlets that were shut down in the course of the 2016 Turkish purges.
On 27 July 2016, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shut down 16 television channels, 23 radio stations, 45 daily newspapers, 15 magazines and 29 publishing houses in another emergency decree under the newly adopted emergency legislation. In October 2016 the Turkish government issued another decree which closed further news outlets. According to the European Federation of Journalists, 168 media outlets have been shut down during the state of emergency following the coup d'état attempt in July 2016.
News agencies The following four news agencies were shut down in July 2016: Cihan News Agency. Web archives: Muhabir News Agency. Web archives: SEM News Agency Urfa News Agency Closed in October 2016: Dicle News Agency (DİHA). Web archives: Jin News Agency
Newspapers The following newspapers were shut down: Closed in July 2016:
Adana Haber. Web archives: Adana Medya. Web archives: Akdeniz Türk. Web archives: Şuhut’un Sesi. Web archives: Kurtuluş. Web archives: Lider. Web archives: İscehisar Durum Türkeli. Web archives: Antalya. Web archives: Yerel Bakış Nazar Batman. Web archives: Yerel Bakış Batman Postası. Web archives: Batman Doğuş. Web archives: Bingöl Olay İrade. Web archives: İskenderun Olay Ekonomi Ege’de Son Söz. Web archives: Demokrat Gebze Kocaeli Manşet Bizim Kocaeli. Web archives: Haber Kütahya. Web archives: Gediz Zafer. Web archives: Hisar. Web archives: Turgutlu Havadis Milas Feza. Web archives: Türkiye’de Yeni Yıldız. Web archives: Hakikat. Web archives: Ajans 11 Yeni Emek Banaz Postası Son Nokta Merkür Haber
Bugün. Web archives:
Taraf. Web archives: Yarına Bakış. Web archives: Yeni Hayat Zaman. Web archives: Today's Zaman. Web archives:
Closed in October 2016:
Özgür Gündem Azadiya Welat Batman Çağdaş Cizre Postası Güney Express İdil Haber Kızıltepe’nin Sesi Prestij Haber Urfanatik Yüksekova Haber
Magazines The following magazines were shut down: Closed in July 2016 Akademik Araştırmalar Aksiyon Asya Pasifik Bisiklet Çocuk
Ekolife Ekoloji Fountain
Gül Yaprağı Nokta Sızıntı Turkish Left Yağmur Yeni Ümit Zirve
Closed in October 2016: Tiroji Özgürlük Dünyası Evrensel Kültür
Publishers The following publishers were shut down:
Altınburç Burak Basın Yayın Dağıtım Define Dolunay Eğitim Yayın Dağıtım Giresun Basın Yayın Dağıtım Gonca Gülyurdu GYV Işık Akademi Işık Özel Eğitim İklim Basın Yayın Pazarlama Kaydırak Kaynak Kervan Basın Yayıncılık Kuşak Muştu Nil Rehber Sürat Basım Yayın Reklamcılık Eğitim Araçları Sütun Şahdamar Ufuk Basın Yayın Haber Ajans Pazarlama Ufuk Waşanxaneya Nil Yay Basın Dağıtım Yeni Akademi Yitik Hazine Zambak Basın Yayın Eğitim Turizm
TV stations The following sixteen television stations were shut down:
Barış TV
Can Erzincan TV
Kanal 124 Kanaltürk
Mehtap TV Merkür TV Samanyolu Haber Samanyolu TV SRT TV
Yumurcak TV
Radio stations The following radio stations were shut down:
Aksaray Mavi Aktüel Berfin
Esra Haber Radyo Ege Herkül Jest
Radyo Aile Rehberi Radyo Bamteli
Radyo Fıkıh Radyo Küre
Radyo Nur Radyo Şemşik
Umut Yağmur
References
External links (Full list of institutions shut down on 27 July 2016)