Turkey 'arrests 2 opposition journalists over coup plot'

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged two opposition journalists with plotting a coup over a magazine cover criticising President 's election win, the magazine said.

"Nokta editor-in-chief Cevheri Guven and managing editor Murat Capan were arrested on charges of attempting to overthrow the government by force," the magazine wrote on Twitter.

Police on Monday had raided the offices of the left-wing Nokta and detained the two editors over the cover that read: "The start of civil war in ."

An Istanbul court later ordered that the magazine's latest edition be withdrawn from the shelves, accusing it of inciting the public to commit a crime.

The move comes after 's () swept to an unexpected victory in an election on Sunday which international observers said was marred by a media crackdown, violence and other security concerns.

The White House on Monday voiced concerns at the "intimidation" of Turkish journalists during the campaign.

Just days ahead of the election, riot police stormed two television stations by the Koza-Ipek conglomerate over its links with a US-exiled cleric who is now 's arch-foe, action that caused global alarm.

Source: AFP