Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has denied that his country stifles freedom of speech.<br /><br /> The Turkish premier made the comments after meetings in Brussels.<br /><br /> He had earlier said he opposes satirizing the Prophet Mohammad. <br /><br /> “The European continent has been a multicultural continent, continues to be so and our values, including freedom of speech is our common value. also values (like) mutual respect are all-important values we share,” he said.<br /><br /> But the European Parliament disagrees.<br /><br /> It passed a resolution on Thursday urging Ankara to improve media freedom because it is “an essential component of any democracy.”<br /><br /> Some MEPs questioned why mixed messages by attending Sunday’s solidarity march in Paris backing free speech.<br /><br /> Turkey is ranked 154 out of 180 by free press group Reporters Without Borders.<br /><br /> The Committee to Protect Journalists said on December 1 that Turkey had seven journalists behind bars.<br /><br /> Police arrested 30 more reporters two weeks later on a string of state s
