Turkey doctors’ chief sentenced over call for chemical weapons inquiry

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has in recent years moved to extend his grip on media outlets. Last October, Turkey introduced a “disinformation law” allowing those accused of spreading “false news” to be jailed for up to three years. And in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters without Borders, Turkey came in at number 149 out of 180.