Dozens of Turkish journalists have been detained and hundreds of media outlets shut down in Turkey as part of the government’s post-coup clampdown on suspected dissidents.
Thomas Jefferson once said: "Given the government and the media, I would prefer the media, not the government." The media represent supervision, and if the government does not have a supervisor, then government will not be liable to the law. The voice of the people is the voice of God, and universal values are the values of God. Limits on the voice of the people are a violation of the universal values of freedom and democracy and an enemy of God. For details see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.