Ankara bans
UK publication’s Turkish-language site over its links to Riyadh
The Independent has found itself caught in a bizarre tit-for-tat press freedom war between
Turkey and
Saudi Arabia, after the
British publication’s Turkish-language site was banned by authorities in Ankara over its links to Riyadh.
The move comes shortly after
Turkish authorities charged 20 Saudis over the killing of journalist
Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, an incident that soured relations between the two countries.