Turkey detains further 47 journalists, executives

Turkey has issued warrants for the detention of 47 former executives and senior journalists of the Zaman newspaper, allegedly associated with a US-based Muslim cleric accused over the failed coup, according to the state-run news agency.

The Anadolu agency said at least one journalist, former Zaman columnist Sahin Alpay, was detained yesterday.

Zaman, which was linked to cleric Fethullah Gulen’s religious movement, was raided by police and seized by the government in March.