Turkey's Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag whose country is one of the leading ones having great number of detained journalists, made a surprising statement.

As Turkish newspaper Diken reported, Turkey's Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag stated that the ruling Justice and Development party values the freedom of press. He confirmed that none of the hundreds of journalists who are in prisons in Turkish was detained for criticism. He tried to convince that the detained reporters were accused of having links to the terrorist organization.