“Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasted the New York Times on Monday over a May 22 editorial that accused him of consolidating power and intimidating the free press.
“Who are you?” Erdogan said about the Times at a panel in Istanbul. “Can you write such a thing against the U.S. administration? If you do, [the White House] would immediately do what is necessary.”
Erdogan went on to call the editorial “shameless” and said it was “meddling in Turkey’s affairs,” according to Hurriyet.
Last Friday, Turkish police launched an operation to detain dozens of people perceived to be supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, Erdogan’s ally-turned-foe. The move, which included outlawing opposition media outlets, was also seen as a crackdown on the free press.”
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