Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2016
Closure after the attempted coup
Cihan News Agency was shut down on July 27, 2016, under a statutory decree issued during Turkey's post-coup state of emergency. The closure followed allegations by Turkish authorities that the agency was linked to the Gülen movement, which the government blamed for the attempted coup.