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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY – Tags: POLITICS)
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The students march for Berkin Elvan, a Turkish teenager who died Wednesday, after being in a coma for nine months after being hit on the head by a tear gas canister fired by police during the summer’s anti-government protests in Istanbul, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 14, 2014. The protesters called for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign. Elvan, who turned 15 in January, was caught up in the protests on his way to a shop to buy bread. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Erdoğan links dead Turkish teenager to “terrorist” groups
Istanbul, Reuters—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said a teenager who died this week after sustaining a head injury in anti-government protests last summer was linked to “terrorist organizations,” in comments likely to fan political tensions....Caption:
In this February 8, 2014, file photo, people hold a banner that reads ” we resist against bans ” as they protest against Internet restrictions in Istanbul, Turkey. Media reports say close to 80,000 people have stopped following Turkey’s president Abdullah Gül on Twitter after he signed a controversial bill increasing government controls over the Internet into law on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
Turkish PM threatens to ban Facebook, YouTube
Ankara, AP—Turkey’s prime minister has threatened drastic steps to censor the Internet, including shutting down Facebook and YouTube, where audio recordings of his alleged conversations suggesting corruption have been leaked in the past weeks, dealing him a...Caption:
In this February 4, 2014 file photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office, Turkish President Abdullah Gül smiles in his office in Ankara, Turkey. (AP Photo/Ayhan Arfat, Turkish Presidency Press Office, File)
Turkish president backs media ‘revolt’
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish President Abdullah Gül said on Monday that journalists and media figures should “revolt when necessary” to protect press freedoms—a day before signing controversial new legislation tightening government control over the Internet in...Caption:
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters as he arrives for a meeting at the parliament in Ankara January 14, 2014. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)