"Turkish PM under fire for criticizing media
Press had attacked police tactics
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Saturday, March 12, 2005
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood accused of infringing press freedom on Friday after he blamed the country's media for triggering condemnation from the European Union with their coverage of a heavy-handed police clampdown against a women's rally.
'The era of the three monkeys is over, Mr. prime minister,' blared the popular Vatan daily on its front page.
EU membership 'looks difficult with this mindset,' said the liberal Radikal daily."
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