Opposition Turkish Newspapers Dress Front Pages in Black After Police Storm HQ
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by Frances Martel28 Oct 20150
Turkish newspapers Bugün and Millet have painted their front pages black in protest of a Wednesday morning police raid on their offices, as well as the offices of Bugün TV and Kanaltürk. Police shut down the Kozi-Ipek media network and attacked journalists and protesters with tear gas and water cannons in what many claim is an abuse of government power.
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