• The clashes police and defenders of the opposition newspaper “Zaman” in Ankara
• Before Edited gathered approx. 2 thousand. demonstrators
• Previously, the government took control of the newspaper introducing the “curators”
• “This is a day of shame for Turkey” – chanted protesters
“This is a day of shame for Turkey,” “They put the constitution”, “Zaman never stops” – chanted
The demonstrators.
Before Edited gathered – according to Reuters – about 2 thousand. people; They were the most
women. Police guarding access to the headquarters of the log had used tear gas and water cannons,
and then fired rubber bullets protesters.
Editorial she could prepare the special edition, which appeared in Saturday morning. At first,
turns black page of the newspaper appear the two words written in white letters: “day of infamy” and beneath them
“The Constitution was suspended.”
On Saturday morning the journalists “Zamana”, who came to work, they were controlled by
police officers. – All Internet connections were cut off a log – said Secretary
Editorial English-language version of the newspaper “Today’s Zaman”, Sevgi Akarcesme.
Zaman media group has its own news agency Cihan and is considered close to the political
Erdogan opponent, Imam Fethullah Guelena. The former ally of the president was by him
accused of “creating a parallel state.” It happened when supporters staying behind
Imam abroad Guelena joined the opposition, which in 2013 accused the then prime minister,
and now the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of corruption.
Then the tension rising over the years, relations between Erdogan and took the form of Guelenem
open conflict. The Turkish government accuses the preacher, who had taken refuge in the United States,
of using its influence in the police and judicial apparatus to create a “state
parallel “and preparing the coup.
The European Union has to move on Monday, during a summit with Turkey, the matter of interference
Turkish State in the activities of the opposition newspaper.
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