FILE - In this Tuesday, June 7, 2016 file photo, Turkish police work at the scene of an explosion in Istanbul. Well before police could establish who was responsible for the car bombing, the government had banned the media from reporting anything about the investigation. Bans have been implemented after such incidents since 2013 and have become so routine that some joke on Twitter that the ban arrives before the ambulance _ but they're part of what free-speech advocates say is an increasingly concerning pattern of restricting news coverage in Turkey. (Associated Press)
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