Sunday, October 04, 2009

Turkish Premier Defends Media Tax Battle - WSJ.com

"Turkish Premier Defends Media Tax Battle
A $3.2 Billion Fine Threatens Standing of the Dogan Group

BY MARC CHAMPION

ISTANBUL -- Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended his government's crippling $3.2 billion demand in fines and penalties against the country's largest media business, comparing the case with the U.S. pursuit of gangster Al Capone on tax-evasion charges in the 1930s."

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