Apropos 'Turkey court releases anti-Erdogan editor, arrests TV chief' carried by Business Recorder yesterday, one needs to acknowledge the existence of a highly prudent judiciary in Turkey.
According to a report, a Turkish court has ordered the release of an anti-government newspaper editor but remanded the head of a national television network in custody in a controversial case that has strained relations with the European Union.
"Ekrem Dumanli, the editor-in-chief of the Zaman daily, was to be freed but Samanyolu TV (STV) chief Hidayet Karaca was placed under arrest after they were detained in weekend raids of suspects accused of plotting to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan," the report added. That Turkey has a quite dismal record in the realm of freedom of expression is a fact that has found its strong expression in the recent anti-media campaign. The judiciary there, however, seems to have struck a delicate balance between his reputation of being fiercely independent and the present government's highly successful economic agenda.
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