Turkish lawmakers began debating on Tuesday a contentious media bill, proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party and its nationalist allies, that the opposition and media rights groups say will intensify a years-long crackdown on critical reporting.
The government says the law will tackle "disinformation" in the press and social media. It extends a series of steps during Erdogan's two decades in power that rights groups say have muzzled the remaining independent media outlets.
