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Erdogan in Wonderland: "Freedom" in Turkey

Erdogan in Wonderland: "Freedom" in Turkey

by Burak Bekdil
January 3, 2015 at 5:00 am

Erdogan can be very sure of himself when he claims that Turkey has the world's freest press. But then there are facts.

Police detained a 16-year-old boy for "insult," with the prosecutors asking for up to four years in prison. He allegedly said that he considered Erdogan as "the leader of corruption, bribery and theft."

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