"Turks turn to Twitter as Erdogan muzzles traditional media. With journalistic freedom diminishing in Turkey, Twitter has emerged as a powerful work-around for independent reporters."
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middl...ditional-media
for example:
"Turkey already has more journalists in prison than Iran and China, mostly on dubious charges of 'terrorism.' It is also ranked 148th out of 179 countries in Reporters Without Borders’ 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index."