Turkey calls for end to violence against journalists in Egypt

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ANKARA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Turkish press office Tuesday called on all the international news corporations to come into action to end the violence against journalists and anti-democratic actions in Egypt.

Violence against Turkish journalists by Egyptian security forces and some extreme groups have surged recent days, according to a written statement issued by Turkey's state-run General Directorate of Press and Information.

The statement said that "After SKY TV Cameraman Mikael Deane and Gulf News reporter Habiba Abdelaziz were killed, the world has followed the detention of 10 journalists along with TRT reporter Metin Turan who was stuck in Al-Fatah Mosque and Anadolu Agency reporter Hiba Zekeriya. Concerns in Turkey are increasing because TRT reporter Metin Turan is still being held without any statement. "

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