Erdogan’s image-boosting tour sours after assaults against the press

By Becket Adams

Published April 2, 2016 4:01am ET

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Erdogan’s image-boosting tour sours after assaults against the press — Turkish President Recep Erdogan was scheduled to deliver an address on free speech Thursday at the Brookings Institution. Before he even spoke a word, however, his security team harassed and physically assaulted several reporters, some of whom they managed to remove forcibly from the scheduled event. (Kayhan Ozer, Presidential Press Service, Pool via AP) | Kayhan Ozer

Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s visit to the United States this week was quickly overshadowed by his security detail’s manhandling of journalists, which only seemed to validate criticisms that he’s an oppressive strongman with little regard for a free press.

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