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I basically read state media every morning since a lot of the coverage of the Middle East I do requires being up on what is being said by pro-government media from Russia to Riyadh, Tehran to Damascus...and Turkey's pro-government media is today the least diverse, most propaganda
I mean if you read Fars News or Tasnim sometimes you get a hint of criticism of the government by other government officials or groups jockeying for power; and even discussion of government failures/setbacks...with Ankara's media is just "government did this that and this"
You can read Tass media in Russia and at least learn that an alleged "Russian spy" was detained, all you get in Turkey is bombastic statements and an endless parade of militarist AK Party talking points at places like Anadolu...it's pure propaganda
Even Al-Jazeera basically doesn't report about Qatar, its model is simply to report critically about other countries, but not about the home country. At least it doesn't read like "the Emir did this, the Emir did that"...Ankara's media is the least diverse.
Turkey is on course to become one of the most extreme regimes in the Middle East, there is increasing intolerance, militarism, hostility, threats, relying on military force, propaganda, detaining of dissidents, military invasions, accelerating more than any other country
The sad part of this story is that Ankara's extremism has been fueled and encouraged by the EU, UN, NATO and others; no one for instance told it to stop the invasion of Afrin, a peaceful area laid waste and destroyed. There was basically a blank check always for increasing threat
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