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FIDAN BRIEFS LOYALIST MEDIA OFF THE RECORD — BUT TO WHAT END?
Foreign Affairs May 8, 2026

FIDAN BRIEFS LOYALIST MEDIA OFF THE RECORD — BUT TO WHAT END?

Journalist Deniz Zeyrek writes about a closed-door briefing organized by AKP's media and communications chief Faruk Acar, at which Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke to senior editors and Ankara bureau chiefs from pro-government outlets about Turkey's foreign policy. Zeyrek identifies three problems with the meeting.

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NEW TERM IN KANAL 7
Media, Internet and Culture Jul 18, 2025

NEW TERM IN KANAL 7

The former head of Turkey’s media watchdog RTÜK, Zahid Akman, who served as editor-in-chief of pro-government broadcaster Kanal 7 for many years, has been replaced by Kanal 7 Ankara bureau chief Mehmet Acet.

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