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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Turkish leader denies press crackdown - CNN.com

"Turkish leader denies press crackdown

By Ivan Watson and Yesim Comert

ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is denying accusations that a record fine levied against the country's largest media conglomerate, Dogan Holding, was politically motivated.

"I believe it is not right to mistake the routine works of the state agencies with freedom of press," Erdogan said, according to Turkey's state news agency, Anatolian."

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