1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/French journalist Sylvain Mercadier barred from entering Turkey, deported - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Bxt1eZ48Xd"><a href="https://cpj.org/2021/03/french-journalist-sylvain-mercadier-barred-from-entering-turkey-deported/">French journalist Sylvain Mercadier barred from entering Turkey, deported</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2021/03/french-journalist-sylvain-mercadier-barred-from-entering-turkey-deported/embed/#?secret=Bxt1eZ48Xd" width="600" height="338" title="“French journalist Sylvain Mercadier barred from entering Turkey, deported” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="Bxt1eZ48Xd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/turkey_03-24-2021.jpg1003705On March 19, 2021, police in Turkey’s Istanbul Airport barred French freelance journalist Sylvain Mercadier from entering the country, detained him overnight, and deported him back to France, according to news reports, tweets by the journalist, and Mercadier, who spoke to CPJ in a phone interview. Officers took Mercadier into custody soon after his flight...