On Monday, media reported that arrest warrants had been issued for 42 other journalists, including well-known commentator and former parliamentarian Nazli Ilicak. Photo: Reuters/Kenan GurbuzTurkey ordered another 47 journalists detained on Wednesday, a government official said, part of a widening crackdown on supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of masterminding a failed military coup. Authorities shut down Zaman in March, part of a crackdown on suspected Gulen supporters. An ally-turned-foe of Erdogan, he had built up an extensive network of schools, charities and businesses in Turkey over decades. Alpay, who used to have a column in the Zaman newspaper, is a former official in Turkey's left-leaning, secularist main opposition CHP party.

Source: Thanhnien News July 27, 2016 08:37 UTC