Turkey appoints trustees to opposition-linked news agency
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A Turkish court has ordered a news agency linked to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's top foe placed under the management of trustees, days after a similar ruling led to the takeover of Turkey's largest-circulation newspaper, Zaman, and sparked two days of protests.
The state-run Anadolu Agency says the court in Istanbul on Monday appointed three trustee managers to run Cihan News Agency, which, like Zaman, is linked to a movement led by U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen. Erdogan accuses the movement of attempting to topple the government.
Court officials could not immediately be reached.
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Police on Friday used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters as officers stormed Zaman's headquarters to enforce the court order. Zaman's editorial line turned pro-government overnight.