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Turkey's president slams European court for Demirtas ruling

by ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
| December 23, 2020 5:03 AM

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president on Wednesday accused the European Court of Human Rights of “defending a terrorist” after it ruled that Turkey must immediately release from prison a prominent Kurdish politician.

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