Republic of bans

From 2010 to July 2014, there were 149 publication and broadcast bans in Turkey. As of January 2015, this number exceeded 155. In four years, there have been 155 bans. 

Turkey is now the hell of media bans. 

Not the full 155, but several selected examples will come to mind. 

The publication and broadcast ban over the case that was opened following the match-rigging investigation in 2011. 

The media ban on the Uludere incident, where 35 civilians were killed in a bombing. 

The media ban imposed on news stories related to the Turkish Armed Forces war plane that was downed by Syria while flying on a reconnaissance mission on the Turkish-Syrian border.

The media ban on the news related to the stealing of the questions of the nationwide Public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS) in 2012. 

The confidentiality order issued by the court in a case where 34 defendants, public employees among them, were tried for raping a 14-year-old in Adapazar?. 

The media ban on the bloodiest terror act in the country in Reyhanl?, where 52 people lost their lives and 146 were injured. 

Upon the appeal of Reza Zerrab, one of the defendants of the Dec. 17, 2013, investigation, the media ban on all kinds of news, interviews and criticisms. 

The media ban on the investigation into the bugs found in the office and home of then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. 

The media ban on news related to voice recordings from a security summit at the Foreign Ministry. 

The media ban on the news related to the attack when Deputy Police Chief At?f ?ahin and police captain Hüseyin Hatipo?lu were killed in Bingöl. 

The media ban on the armed attack in Yüksekova, where three soldiers died. ...