Turkish lawmakers began debating on Tuesday a contentious media bill, proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party and its nationalist allies, that the opposition and media rights groups say will intensify a years-long crackdown on critical reporting. The government says the law will tackle “disinformation” in the press and social media. It extends a series of steps during Erdogan’s two decades in power that rights groups say have muzzled the remaining independent media outlets. The bill is likely to be approved in parliament, where Erdogan’s AK Party (AKP) and its nationalist MHP allies ha…