Tensions between germany and turkey are near breaking point. Relations were strained when german turkish journalist deneez yoojel was jailed in istanbul last month. Now they are under even more pressure as a referendum approaches on substantially increasing president erdogans powers. As ankara tries to appeal to the more than one million turks living in germany who are eligible to vote, this once Close Community now find its differences have become bitter divisions. Reporter hot off the press. Hayir means no in turkish. The activist and Green Party Politician murvet ozturk is hoping to convince the turkishgerman community in her hometown of wetzlar to vote against a constitutional amendmdment which would give te president more power. Ms. Ozturk ifif people arae woieied about freeeely expressg an o opinion 300000 kilometersy from turkey, as an elected democrat, i cant t look away. Im getting g involved becausei want to support people here whod rather vote no. Reportrter ozturk was born
Now they are under even more pressure as a referendum approaches on substantially increasing president erdogans powers. As ankara tries to appeal to the more than one million turks living in germany who are eligible to vote, this once Close Community now find its differences have become bitter divisions. Reporter hot off the press. Hayir means no in turkish. The activist and Green Party Politician murvet ozturk is hoping to convince the turkishgerman community in her hometown of wetzlar to vote against a constitutional amendment which would give the president more power. Ms. Ozturk if people are worried about freely expressing an opinion 3000 kilometers away from turkey, as an elected democrat, i cant look away. Im getting involved because i want to support people here whod rather vote no. Reporter ozturk was born in germany. Her parents came here almost 50 years ago to escape poverty and the lack of freedom in turkey. Today, shes worried that turkey is headed in the wrong direction. A
Yoojel was jailed in istanbul last month. Now they are under even more pressure as a referendum approaches on substantially increasing president erdogans powers. As ankara tries to appeal to the more than one million turks living in germany who are eligible to vote, this once Close Community now find its differences have become bitter divisions. Reporter hot off the press. Hayir means no in turkish. The activist and Green Party Politician murvet ozturk is hoping to convince the turkishgerman community in her hometown of wetzlar to vote against a constitutional amendment which would give the president more power. Ms. Ozturk if people are worried about freely expressing an opinion 3000 kilometers away from turkey, as an elected democrat, i cant look away. Im getting involved because i want to support people here whod rather vote no. Reporter ozturk was born in germany. Her parents came here almost 50 years ago to escape poverty and the lack of freedom in turkey. Today, shes worried that
Yoojel was jailed in istanbul last month. Now they are under even more pressure as a referendum approaches on substantially increasing president erdogans powers. As ankara tries to appeal to the more than one million turks living in germany who are eligible to vote, this once Close Community now find its differences have become bitter divisions. Reporter hot off the press. Hayir means no in turkish. The activist and Green Party Politician murvet ozturk is hoping to convince the turkishgerman community in her hometown of wetzlar to vote against a constitutional amendment which would give the president more power. Ms. Ozturk if people are worried about freely expressing an opinion 3000 kilometers away from turkey, as an elected democrat, i cant look away. Im getting involved because i want to support people here whod rather vote no. Reporter ozturk was born in germany. Her parents came here almost 50 years ago to escape poverty and the lack of freedom in turkey. Today, shes worried that
While tax avoidance is not entirely illegal, that angers en brewing foromtime now. A small town in was,ic tired of the apparent double standard between the haves who often seem immune paying taxes and have nots who always seem to be paying them decided to take action. A group of Small Business owners in the town of crickhowell have turned the tables and gone offshore. Reporter the people of crickhowell live a proudly independent lifestyle. Its home to a number of Small Businesses. Steve lewis runs a cafe. Jo carthew owns a smokery. And steve askew heads the towns bakery, a family business. Askew and his neighbors are no revolutionaries, but theyre tired of seeing how unevenly the tax burden in their country is distributed. We all understand and appreciate weve got to pay taxes, weve got to Fund Services and no ones got a problem with that. The problem weve got is small people paying the taxes and large corporations avoiding paying the taxes. You know ive paid taxes, ive run a successfu