Turkey Extends Crackdown on Dissent to Analysis by Brokers
- Capital Markets Board files criminal complaint over report
- Ak Investment strategist accused of insulting Turkish leader
Turkey Extends Crackdown on Dissent to Coup Analysis
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Turkey is widening its crackdown on dissent to include comments on the damage caused by the failed coup of July 15.
The head of research at one of Turkey’s largest brokerages was stripped of his license over a report analyzing the impact of the putsch. The Capital Markets Board said Mert Ulker failed to “fulfill his responsibilities” in publishing his analysis for Ak Investment, the brokerage arm of Turkey’s second-largest bank. He also faces criminal charges, including under articles of the penal code against insulting the president, the nation or its institutions.