Azeri TV Channel shut down by court over Turkey coup coverage
by Daily Sabah
ISTANBULJul 30, 2016 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah
Jul 30, 2016 12:00 am
The Court of Appeals in Azerbaijan's capital Baku has ordered a local television station to close on Friday because its coverage of an interview with Fethullah Gülen, the leader of the Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ).
The court upheld a motion by the National Council on Television and Radio to strip the ANS station of its broadcasting license.
On July 18, the channel was ordered to provisionally stop broadcasting for a month because authorities said the reporting of ANS ran counter to a strategic partnership between the two nations. Azerbaijan, a Turkic nation, shares strong ties with Turkey.
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