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Turkey hammers West for ‘lessons in democracy’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at the West for giving Turkey “lessons in democracy” amid mounting US and EU criticism over an alleged clampdown on press freedoms under his rule.
“Those who attempt to give us lessons in democracy and human rights must first contemplate their own shame,” Erdogan tells a meeting of the Turkish Red Crescent in Ankara.
His comments come after US President Barack Obama said Turkey’s approach towards the media was taking it “down a path that would be very troubling.”
Erdogan’s government has been accused of increasing authoritarianism and muzzling critical media as well as lawmakers, academics, lawyers and NGOs.
— AFP
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