ocr: The Iurkash press is diverse, vigorous and largely privately owned, but political debate is subject to censorship laws dating back to the 1980 military coup. Espousing the Kurdish cause is banned. Although Islam is the dominant religion, the media is not subject to the moral censorship found in the Gulf states. Almost all stanbul newspapers are printed lin Anlcara and Izmir on the same day.Four have circulations of over 300,000 copies. As an: addition to programing offeredby the state- owned Turkish Radio andTelevision Corporation, many Turks are now buying satellite dishes to receive foreign ...
