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The article focuses on the government intimidation of the media in Turkey in 2013. Topics include the government's use of fines to punish media outlets for criticism of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the firing of journalists as punishment, and the lack of reporting on Turkey's support for the Syrian government during their civil war.

The article examines a dispute between Aydin Dogan, a mass media financier in Turkey, and the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The government has fined Dogan's company $2.5 billion for alleged tax fraud, which Dogan says is a politically inspired charge, as his media properties have been critical of Erdogan's Justice & Development (AK) Party. Both freedom of the press and freedom of speech have long been limited in Turkey.