TY - BOOK AU - Kurban,Dilek AU - Sözeri,Ceren ED - Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakfı. ED - European Union. ED - Açık Toplum Vakfı. ED - Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung. TI - Caught in the wheels of power: the political, legal and economic constraints on independent media and freedom of the press in Turkey T2 - Tesev democratization program media studies series - 3 SN - 9786055332181 AV - PN4748.T9 K87 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Istanbul PB - TESEV KW - Government and the press KW - Turkey KW - Press KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Press and politics KW - Mass media KW - Political aspects N1 - Case study report ; uptated and expanded version : does media policy promote media freedom and indepedence? The case of Turkey; Includes bibliographical references N2 - This report is an attempt to understand the legal, political and economic constraints on media freedom and independence in Turkey through a historical lens for a critical analysis of the state-media relations. It analyzes and explains the actors and processes of media policy making in Turkey; the substance and implementation of such policies; the legal framework governing media content; the ownership structure of the media; the working conditions of journalists; self-regulation for ethical issues and self-censorship; and the emerging social efforts to combat discrimination and hate speech in the media ER -