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Monday, November 17, 2014

Turkish media linked to exiled cleric say they shut out by government | Reuters

Turkish media linked to exiled cleric say they shut out by government

By Dasha Afanasieva and Humeyra Pamuk

ISTANBUL Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:23am EST

(Reuters) - Turkish media close to a U.S.-based Islamic preacher accused by President Tayyip Erdogan of seeking to usurp power say they have been shut out of government press events in a move they see as evidence of Turkey's deteriorating press freedoms.

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