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16/03/2011
Accusations fly as the debate over press freedom heats up.
By Alina Lehtinen for Southeast European Times in Istanbul -- 16/03/11
Accusations fly as the debate over press freedom heats up.
By Alina Lehtinen for Southeast European Times in Istanbul -- 16/03/11
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted sharply on Monday (March 14th) to criticism that media freedom in Turkey is taking a turn for the worse. He accused the international press of creating a "defamation campaign", and urged journalists to analyse events properly.
"There is no balance in this report," Erdogan said of a document issued last week by the EU which criticised what it said were pressures being put on the media. "The wording of this report does not reflect the press freedom in Turkey."
The debate has heated up since the recent detention of seven journalists for alleged involvement in the so-called "Ergenekon" plot to topple the government. ...more...
"There is no balance in this report," Erdogan said of a document issued last week by the EU which criticised what it said were pressures being put on the media. "The wording of this report does not reflect the press freedom in Turkey."
The debate has heated up since the recent detention of seven journalists for alleged involvement in the so-called "Ergenekon" plot to topple the government. ...more...
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