National Security and Foreign Affairs

A large number of members of the US Congress have voiced concerns on the recent arrest of media members in Turkey and called on Secretary of State John Kerry to press the Turkish government to secure press freedom in the country.

In a letter to Kerry, 89 members of Congress stated that they are "deeply concerned" with the recent arrest of journalists, underlining the Turkish government's steps to "intimidate, arrest and smother" critical voices as being a threat to the very democratic principles that Turkey claims to respect.