Journalists Not Accredited in Yüksekova District

Quite a few media organs aren’t accredited for opening ceremony in which the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and PM Ahmet Davutoğlu participated in Yüksekova district of Hakkari province (south east of Turkey).

According to the news of Yüksekovahaber (Yüksekova news), names of many journalists who applied to the governorship to be in the opening ceremony were sent to the presidency. However, accepted by the governorship, journalists faced an obstacle: The presidency’s accreditation.  

Among the media organs which aren’t accredited, there are Doğan News Agency, Dicle News Agency, İhlas News Agency and Cihan News Agency.

Hakkari provincial representative of Contemporary Journalists Association (ÇGD) responded to the obstacle. ÇGD: “We are waiting for an explanation why some journalists in the list sent to the presidency by the governorship of Hakkari aren’t accredited.” (EA/BD)

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