"Turkey fines media firm $2.5 billion
By Ivan Watson
CNN
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ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkey's government slapped manufacturing and media giant Dogan Holding with a massive $2.53 billion fine for unpaid taxes, the conglomerate reported.
In a dispute that has often spilled onto the front pages of its newspapers, Dogan Holding executives have accused the Turkish government of penalizing the company in an effort to silence its critics. Those are charges the government of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly denied."
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