Deepfakes, censorship and media pressure ahead of Turkey’s local elections

Back to homepage / Shows / Scoop Issued on: 29/03/2024 – 16:56 12:21 SCOOP © FRANCE 24 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not on the ballot, but he looms large over Sunday’s local elections in Turkey. If Erdogan’s ruling party wins, many expect him to change the constitution to allow him to rule beyond his […]

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Mar 30, 2024 - 01:30
Deepfakes, censorship and media pressure ahead of Turkey’s local elections

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not on the ballot, but he looms large over Sunday’s local elections in Turkey. If Erdogan’s ruling party wins, many expect him to change the constitution to allow him to rule beyond his current term limit. Meanwhile, the fractured opposition is trying to retain Istanbul and the capital Ankara. Reporters without Borders says about 90 percent of Turkey’s media is in the hands of the government or its supporters, promoting the ruling party and its allies’ campaigns while denying the opposition the same opportunity.

For more, we speak to Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank in Washington, and journalist Ayla Jean Yackley in Istanbul.

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