Turkish Police Raid Media Close to Erdogan Rival

Police in Turkey raided media outlets throughout the country Sunday, arresting 24 supporters of a rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Those arrested are supporters of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the United States since 1999. They include Ekrem Dumanli, the editor-in-chief of Zaman, the country's top-selling newspaper. Dumanli said the Turkish media is face-to-face with a monster that has gone haywire, and is focused on annihilating...

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