Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a dedication ceremony for an Islamic mosque in Lanham, Maryland, April 2, 2016. REUTERS/THOMAS RAMSTACK
The Independent: Turkey's President Erdogan attacks Barack Obama for criticising press crackdown ‘behind my back’
Obama had voiced criticism of Turkey's media clampdown
President Tayyip Erdogan has hit back at comments made by Barack Obama about press freedom in Turkey, saying the US President spoke out "behind my back".
Mr Obama said on Friday that he was “troubled” by the Turkish government's control of the media, while attending the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington.
Turkey ranks 149th out of 180 countries on the 2015 World Press Freedom Index and has been subject to strong criticism by media advocacy groups over the clampdown on journalism.
"I was saddened to hear that statement made behind my back,” Mr Erdogan told reporters. “During my talk with Obama, those [press freedom] issues did not come up."
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WNU Editor: The authoritarian playing the victim .... in the case of Erdogan .... not convincing.
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