Two Turkish newspapers known recently for fierce opposition to the policies of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the nation's ruling administration have turned pro-government overnight after their management was seized by a prosecutor earlier this week.

The Millet and Bugun newspapers both ran stories lauding Erdogan on Friday, a day after Bugun ran a front page report saying the decision to appoint a trustee to manage the group that owns the paper was "confiscation." Video footage on Thursday had shown the court-appointed trustee in the media group's newsroom under police occupation, berating newspaper staff and firing reporters who disagreed with him.

The redesigned newspapers showcased their reinvention on Friday by following a formulaic front page model of Turkey's pro-government press: a photo of Erdogan above the fold, and AK Party leader and acting Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu below it. On Thursday, the two seized papers joined pro-government stalwarts Sabah, Aksam, Yeni Safak, Turkiye and Star with that design.