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Journalists in Turkey see media domain narrowing as elections approach

Media workers under pressure mark Working Journalists Day and fear further clampdown on independent journalism.

Journalists hold placards on Jan. 10, 2016, during a march on Journalism Day on Istiklal Ave. in Istanbul, as they protest the imprisonment of journalists.
Journalists shout slogans and hold placards on Jan. 10, 2016, during a march marking Journalism Day on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, as they protest the imprisonment of journalists. Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres) has ranked Turkey 149th out of 180 in its 2015 press freedom index in October, warning of a "dangerous surge in censorship." — OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images

ISTANBUL — The first 10 days of 2022 got off to a typically busy start for Turkey’s journalists with news of record inflation and growing discussion about possible early elections.

But amid the frenetic news cycle were reports of developments that have become all too familiar to the country’s media workers.

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