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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

BBC News - Hard news for Turkey's journalists

Hard news for Turkey's journalists
By Selin Girit BBC Turkish

"The police were just behind us. The first tear gas they threw hit me. I clutched my head. Blood was pouring out."

Ahmet Sik is a widely respected, well-known investigative journalist in Turkey. He recalls the day he got injured while covering the protests in Istanbul's Gezi Park this summer. He is convinced that he was targeted by the police.

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