ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkish police detained the chief editor and at least 12 senior staff of Turkey’s opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper on Monday, in a widening crackdown on dissenting voices.
Editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, cartoonist Musa Kart, the paper’s lawyer and several columnists were detained, some following raids at their homes, Cumhuriyet reported on its website.
Police had warrants for the detentions of 16 staff members, the paper said.
More details in Tuesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
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