German journalists urge Turkey to stop hindering foreign press
03 March 2019 |
12:02 pm
Several foreign journalists in Turkey are still waiting for their 2019 accreditations. Reporters Without Borders says the delay is a "brazen attempt to restrict independent foreign reporting."
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