Journalist Removed From Erdogan-Merkel Press Conference

According to a report by CNN, on Friday, a man calling for freedom of the press and the release of journalists held in Turkey was forcibly removed by security from a news conference between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. CNN reports that the man was later identified as Turkish journalist and general secretary of the European Turkish Journalists' Association Adil Yigit, who resides in Germany and is a staunch critic of Erdogan.