Turkish police fire teargas at protesters at seized newspaper

State swoop on top newspaper Zaman seen as crackdown on media freedom and supporters of anti-Erdoğan US-based clericTurkish riot police have fired plastic bullets and teargas to disperse protesters who gathered outside the country’s top-selling newspaper the day after it was seized by authorities in a violent raid.
The swoop on Zaman in Istanbul raised fresh concerns over declining media freedoms in Turkey – a key EU ally – ahead of a visit by the country’s prime min