EU calls Turkey's crackdown on media "worrying"

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  • Author(s): By:ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
  • Source:
    Associated Press News Service, The, July 28, 2016 International, Business, 3pp
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    • Abstract:
      ISTANBUL (AP) - The European Union and journalist associations expressed concern Thursday about a widening crackdown on media in Turkey, calling on Ankara to respect fundamental freedoms. As a candidate nation for EU membership, Turkey "needs to aspire to the highest possible democratic standard and practices, including on the freedom of the media," said EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic...