Saturday, June 08, 2013

Turkey's Erdogan accuses EU of 'double standards' - Channel 4 News

Turkey's Erdogan accuses EU of 'double standards'

Turkey PM Tayyip Erdogan accuses the EU of "double standards" after a senior European Union official urges authorities to probe the excessive use of force by the police.

Mr Erdogan's comments have come after Stefan Fule, the EU enlargement commissioner, criticised the Turkish police's harsh crackdown on protesters in the last week.

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