istanbul u.s. vice president joe biden say friday turkey vaunt washington model islamic democracy set poor example region intimidate media curtail internet freedom accuse academics treason two-day visit nato ally part u.s.-led alliance islamic state neighbour syria iraq biden say strength turkey democracy direct impact tie unite state turkey vital partner washington europe efforts combat islamic state end syria civil war curb flow migrants refugees opponents government accuse west past pull punch country human right record result turkey succeed strong message send entire middle east part world begin grapple notion freedom biden say flank members turkish civil society group media intimidate imprison critical report internet freedom curtail social media sit ... shut 1,000 academics accuse treason simply sign petition kind example need set tell reporters turkey cite washington example middle east function islamic democracy early years prime minister tayyip erdogan rule recently reform falter erdogan president demonstrate authoritarian style last week denounce dark nefarious brutal 1,000 signatories include u.s. academic noam chomsky declaration criticise turkish military action largely kurdish southeast security force briefly detain 27 academics accusations terrorist propaganda dozens face investigation universities biden meet members turkish parliament rule ak party secularist opposition chp pro-kurdish hdp largely discuss southeast biden lay roses site suicide bomb blame islamic state kill 10 german tourists last week meet erdogan prime minister ahmet davutoglu saturday talk expect focus syrian border security role syrian kurdish fighters back washington campaign islamic state turkey fear advance fuel separatist sentiment among kurds turkish media report say biden also meet wife son jail journalist dundar editor-in-chief secularist cumhuriyet newspaper arrest november publication footage purport show state intelligence agency help send weapons syria also meet prominent journalists fire past year follow critical coverage erdogan government government say journalists hold promote terrorism anti-state activities journalism deny intimidate media boss many whose parent company hold lucrative government contract areas industry ability express opinion criticise policy offer compete ideas without fear intimidation retribution country rob opportunity biden say vice president biden chide turkey freedom expression