Even though different institutions share different figures as to the number of journalists left unemployed, there is a consensus that the number in the for the country overall is around 9,000-10,000.
This can be explained by the fact that 30 journalists and employees of Zaman newspaper, 21 of which are arrested, are facing three life sentences for “attempts to orchestrate a coup” and up to 15 years of imprisonment for “being a member of a terrorist organization.