"Self-censorship
Published on: Monday 11 Jan 2010, 08:59 by Fréderike Geerdink in Blogs, Human Rights, Media
The government is doing nice things for journalists: the discounts for press card holders have been extended. Most of the public transport is already free all over the country, but now my colleagues and I can also get discounts (up to 50%!) with some privately owned long-distance bus companies, and for flights with national carrier Turkish Airlines. And, this is a funny one, when my kids get married, I get a discount for household equipment from Arcelik, a big Turkish brand-name – well, as a plan coming from conservative AKP, I could also find this one stupidly conservative."
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