German public television has filed a lawsuit against the Turkish Ministry. … – Russian Radio

After the failed coup, the Turkish authorities do not respect freedom of the press. The editorial office of the journal Zaman, one of the closed Newspapers Photo: PAP/EPA/SEDAT SUN

In a published statement, DW reported that the Turkish Ministry of youth Affairs and sports without explanation confiscated the tape. – When the Minister left the room in which interviews were conducted, the press Secretary of the Minister of Akifa Kilica unexpectedly announced that Deutsche Welle does not have permission to emissions of local, explained.

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the Director General of Deutsche Welle Peter Limbourg called these actions “given by the Turkish regime” and stressed that “have they nothing to do with the rule of law and democracy.” As said Minister Kilic will be able to agree to an interview, and then to prevent his release “because he did not like the questions.”

According to DW the host of “Conflict Zone” Mikhail Fridman asked Kilica udaremnioną about the attempt of a military coup in Turkey on 15 July, and the subsequent wave of dismissals and arrests.

In the interview, conducted Monday night, was also initiated on the situation of women in the Turkish society and the media situation in the country. Kilic was also the explanation regarding these issues, the statements of Turkish President-Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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DW describes the program “Conflict Zone” as a format containing a “confrontational interview with the world’s political leaders”.

As noted by DW, the list of topics that were raised in the interviews, were submitted to the authorities of the Turkish language before Friedman Kilicem. The station noted that despite renewed several times requests for material were returned to her, and she declared that this situation “will consider the legal possibilities”. The representative told DW that the situation has been informed by the German Embassy in Ankara.

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the German Journalists Association (DJV) zaapelowało to the Turkish authorities for a prompt return zarekwirowanego material. Is the weakest attack on press freedom, known only from dictatorial governments – said the head of the Association Frank Ueberall, adding that the case should turn on the German foreign Ministry.

“I have Not used the force”

, Indicating the anonymity of the representative of the Turkish Ministry in an interview with the Agency AP stated that it did not came to the confiscation of the material, the Turkish authorities “not to use force,” and the German sender himself has made a controversial record after receipt of the request for nieemitowanie interview. Request motywowano that the owner of the program sought to confirm in advance of the accepted abstracts.

< / span>the Source AP estimated that the government has the right to suspend intelligence. Journalists wanted answers, but (…) to present their opinion. We would not have authorized the publication deprived of estimates, meaningless statements, – said the representative of the Turkish authorities.

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