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Pelin Ünker
Pelin Ünker () is a Turkish journalist and a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. In the late 2010s she investigated the Turkish dimension of the Paradise Papers affair. She has worked for the '' Cumhuriyet'' newspaper since late 2000s and reported on the Panama Papers in 2016, but she left her job in ''Cumhuriyet'' in the aftermath of her reporting on Paradise Papers affairs in Turkey, which also led to a defamation suit against her, criticized by several international organizations as an attack on freedom of speech and press. By the end of 2016, almost half of the paper's reporters, columnists and executives had been jailed by the Erdoğan government. ''Cumhuriyet'' has since shifted its stance to align more closely with the government, with a number of its journalists sued or resigning, and its former chief editor, Can Dündar, fleeing the country. Since 2018 she works as a freelancer mostly associated with Turkish-language version of the ''D ...
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Pelin may refer to: People * Elin Pelin (1877–1949), Bulgarian writer * Pelin Aroğuz (born 1997), Turkish volleyball player * Pelin Batu (born 1978), Turkish actress and television personality * Pelin Çelik (born 1982), Turkish volleyball player * Pelin Gündeş Bakır (born 1972), Turkish politician and academic * Pelin Karahan Vildan Pelin Karahan Güntay (born 6 October 1984) is a Turkish actress and TV host, best known for her portrayal of Mihrimah Sultan, Sultan Süleyman's only daughter in ''Muhteşem Yüzyıl'' and in Kavak Yelleri (Turkish remake of Dawson's Cr ... (born 1984), Turkish actress * Pelin Kivrak (born 1988), Turkish fiction writer * Tomislav Pelin (born 1981), Croatian football player * Tudorel Pelin (born 1969), Romanian football player Other uses * Pelin wine, wine mixed with wormwood * Pelin (village), a village in Bulgaria * Elin Pelin (town), a town in Bulgaria {{Disambiguation, given name Turkish feminine given names ...
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Freedom Of The Press In Turkey
The mass media in Turkey includes a wide variety of domestic and foreign periodicals expressing disparate views, and domestic newspapers are extremely competitive. However, media ownership is Concentration of media ownership, concentrated in the hands of a few large private media groups which are typically part of wider Conglomerate (company), conglomerates controlled by wealthy individuals, which limits the views that are presented. In addition, the companies are willing to use their influence to support their owners' wider business interests, including by trying to maintain friendly relations with the government. The media exert a strong influence on public opinion. Censorship in Turkey is also an issue, and in the 2000s Turkey has seen List of arrested journalists in Turkey, many journalists arrested and List of prosecuted Turkish writers, writers prosecuted. On Reporters Without Borders' Press Freedom Index it has fallen from being ranked around 100 in 2005 to around 150 in 2 ...
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