Turkish media mogul in court after publishing controversial story

One day after Turkey's president blasted media mogul Aydin Dogan over a Hurriyet story he said sowed discord between the government and the armed forces, Dogan, who is also US President Donald Trump’s business partner, has been summoned to appear in court over fuel-smuggling accusations nearly a decade old.
Turkish publisher Aydin Dogan holds the Victoria award during a ceremony at the Publishers Night in Berlin November 17, 2008. Dogan was awarded for his engagement in Germen Turkish integrations. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY) - RTXAP3D
Turkish publisher Aydin Dogan holds the Victoria award during a ceremony at the Publishers Night in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 17, 2008. - REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
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The seemingly endless battle between the government and Turkey’s most prominent media mogul, Aydin Dogan, who is also US President Donald Trump’s business partner, grew nastier today after he was summoned to appear in court over accusations of fuel smuggling.

The orders came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasted Dogan’s flagship Hurriyet newspaper over a story it ran hinting at tensions between the government and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). “This is insolence,” Erdogan railed before flying to Pakistan yesterday.

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