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Tulin Daloglu

Tulin Daloglu

Mar 26, 2014

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu smiles at photographers during the 12th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting in Manama November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed (BAHRAIN - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX15SAF — Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu smiles at photographers during the 12th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting in Manama, Nov. 25, 2013. — REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

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YouTube logos displayed on a laptop screen partially covered with Turkey's national flag in this photo illustration taken in Ankara March 27, 2014. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan described the leaking on YouTube on Thursday of a recording of top security officials discussing possible military operations in Syria as "villainous" and the government blocked access to the video-sharing site. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS PORTRAIT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - RTR3IVDE

Turkey bans YouTube after sensitive leak

Tulin Daloglu