One of Turkey’s leading media groups, Dogan Media Company, was sold to a pro-government Turkish conglomerate on Wednesday, a move widely seen as likely to further limit the independence of the Turkish news media.

Dogan Media Company, owned by Aydin Dogan, sold its media assets to Demiroren Holding, a conglomerate with interests primarily in energy, construction, tourism and media.

A representative of Demiroren Holding, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the sale to Reuters but did not disclose the price. A pro-government Turkish newspaper, The Daily Sabah, put the value of the transaction at about $1.2 billion.

The Dogan Media group owned the newspapers Hurriyet and Posta, and two of Turkey’s main entertainment and news channels, Kanal D and CNN Turk. The government had accused the company of being biased against it and the governing party.