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EUROPE - Turkish media's 'poor coverage' of Gezi protests slammed at EU Conference

Turkish media's 'poor coverage' of Gezi protests slammed at EU Conference

BRUSSELS – Hürriyet Daily News

Barçın Yinanç Barçın Yinanç barcin.yinanc@hurriyet.com.tr

The traditional Turkish media’s poor coverage of police crackdowns on mass demonstrations in Turkey, in contrast to social media’s pivotal role, has repeatedly come up for discussion during a conference organized by the European Commission on freedom of expression and media in the Western Balkans and Turkey.

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