"Yet the recent sight of security forces clashing
with thousands of secularist protesters who were celebrating Turkey’s
Republic Day in violation of a government ban belied the government’s
democratic credentials. Turkey’s reputation has also been rattled by
reports from the European Union and the Committee to Protect
Journalists, an advocacy group based in New York, that have undermined
Mr. Erdogan’s efforts to portray Turkey as a rising democracy for the
region to emulate.
The European Union said
the Ergenekon case, and other criminal cases, raise “real concerns
about their wide scope and the shortcomings in judicial proceedings.”
The C.P.J. said Turkey is “waging one of the world’s biggest anti-press
campaigns in recent history.” More journalists are in jail in Turkey
than in any other country, the C.P.J. report said."
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