Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has filed a €50,000 lawsuit against the newspaper Hürriyet and its editor-in-chief, Oktay Eksi. On 28 October, the newspaper ran a column entitled: “We have not been as critical as we should have been”, referring to the critical stance the media outlet had taken regarding the government policies on the construction of Hydroelectric Power Plants in the Ikizdere Valley, in the Eastern Black Sea region. After the article’s publication, Eksi issued a short note of apology and resigned as editor-in-chief of the newspaper.
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Turkey: PM Erdogan files lawsuit against Hürriyet
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has filed a €50,000 lawsuit against the newspaper Hürriyet and its editor-in-chief, Oktay Eksi. On 28 October, the newspaper ran a column entitled: “We […]
15 Nov 10
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