Two Turkish journalists arrested this week over their reports about arms supplies to Syria urged the European Union not to compromise on human rights and freedoms to reach an agreement with Turkey to help stem flows of migrants to Europe. Can Dündar (R) and Erdem Gül speak to the media outside a courthouse in İstanbul Thursday European diplomats have been measured in their criticism of media freedom in Turkey and President Tayyip Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian rule, recognizing the West needs Ankara’s help on the migrant crisis and as an ally in the US-led coalition against Islamic State (IS). European and Turkish officials hope EU leaders and Turkey’s Prime Minister...
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