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| Subject: Corrupt dictator and Turkish president says media raids a response to 'dirty' plot Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:47 pm | |
| Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday defended weekend raids on media outlets close to a US-based Muslim cleric as a necessary response to "dirty operations" by the government's political enemies, and told a critical European Union to mind its own business.
Sunday's raids on the Zaman daily and Samanyolu television marked an escalation in Mr Erdogan's battle with former ally Fethullah Gulen. The two have been in open conflict since a corruption probe targeting Mr Erdogan's inner circle a year ago, which Mr Erdogan blamed on Mr Gulen.
He accuses the cleric of establishing a 'parallel' structure in the state through his supporters in the judiciary, police and other institutions, and of wielding influence through the media. Mr Gulen denies any ambition to overthrow Mr Erdogan.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/turkish-president-tayyip-erdogan-says-media-raids-a-response-to-dirty-plot-20141215-127uo1.html |
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