The US Department of State is concerned about the issue of media freedom in Turkey, US Department of State Spokesperson John Kirby said this during the daily briefing with journalists.
US State Department concerned over media freedom in Turkey
STEPANAKERT, MAY 4, ARTSAKHPRESS: “We’ve talked about before that the trend we’re seeing in Turkey is not a good one. It’s not going in the right direction. I think I’ve described it as worrisome, and I think we still believe that. We don’t believe that restricting freedom of the press is healthy for any democracy, and yet, we still believe that Turkey can live up to all its democratic principles, the ones that are enshrined in its constitution,” Kirby said.
He highlighted that the US believes that the path to success is not by harassment and restricting media’s ability to do their job. “We have said this many times,” Kirby stated.
