The Turkish government, under autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been suppressing press freedom in the country and has been exercising almost complete control of the Turkish mass media for many years, but recently it has embarked on an attempt to control what foreign media report about developments in Turkey.
The Turkish government, under autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been suppressing press freedom in the country and has been exercising almost comple
The Turkish government, under autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been suppressing press freedom in the country and has been exercising almost comple
Freed after nearly five years in jail for alleged involvement in a failed coup, Turkish journalist and author Ahmet Altan, 71, counts his time by the number of books he has left to write.
Celebrated in the West particularly Germany and France, where he won literary prizes while still behind bars Altan remains in a tricky situation back home, where he faces the threat of further prosecution.
However, speaking to reporters in his Istanbul apartment, Altan said he would rather spend his last days in a Turkish prison “where I spoke my native language” than be a free man in
Freed after nearly five years in jail for alleged involvement in a failed coup, Turkish journalist and author Ahmet Altan, 71, now counts his time by the number of books he has left to write.