Azeri TV Channel shut down by court over Turkey coup coverage


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.