Showing Reaction To Operation To KOZA, "Erdogan Strategy Is So Awful" Says Harms

European Union politicians have expressed increasing concern over police raids against media outlets critical of the government, following a raid targeting Koza İpek Holding, with Rebecca Harms, president of the Greens in the European Parliament (EP), calling on the government to stop trying to subdue critical media.

Speaking to Today's Zaman, Harms said, “I strongly ask the Turkish government to stop the strategy to subdue the critical media,” adding that “media freedom is a core value of democracies.”

The German politician went on: “The EU should make it really clear that it is unacceptable in a democratic electoral process to silence critical media. During my recent visit to Turkey in July I understood that all opposition media shared a deep fear of this strategy of Mr. Erdoğan to silence critical media.

“I understand that Mr. Erdogan cannot deal with the defeat of the last parliamentarian elections. And he tries now with this snap election to get a better result,” she said, adding, “But his strategy is so awful that I hope that democratic society in Turkey is stronger than this weak strategy of Mr. Erdoğan.”

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Tuesday, September 01, 2015 SOURCE CİHAN

-Var of interview with Rebecca Harms, President of the Greens in the European Parliament

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