These days, even the most forgiving observer of Turkish politics is having a difficult time glossing over the disturbing news coming out of Turkey. Certainly, the recent aborted coup attempt is important enough. But well before this, journalists, academics and civil society activists critical of the government found themselves under arrest and their newspapers and television channels shut down. The net result is that Reporters Without Borders just listed Turkey in 151st place out of 180 countries in its 2016 World Press Freedom Index – lower even than Russia.
Turkey is also engaged in a brutal fight with the …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
