WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday voiced displeasure at the
"intimidation" of Turkish journalists during an election that bolstered
the already strong hand of longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Just weeks before President Barack Obama meets his counterpart Erdogan in Turkey, spokesman Josh Earnest said the White House was "deeply concerned that media outlets and individual journalists critical of the government were subject to pressure and intimidation during the campaign."
Sunday's election delivered a clear victory to Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP), a dramatic turnaround after it lost its parliamentary majority in June.
"We have both publicly and privately raised our concerns about freedom of the press, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly in Turkey," said Earnest.
Just weeks before President Barack Obama meets his counterpart Erdogan in Turkey, spokesman Josh Earnest said the White House was "deeply concerned that media outlets and individual journalists critical of the government were subject to pressure and intimidation during the campaign."
Sunday's election delivered a clear victory to Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP), a dramatic turnaround after it lost its parliamentary majority in June.
"We have both publicly and privately raised our concerns about freedom of the press, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly in Turkey," said Earnest.
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