"'Turkey is not a free country'
Turkey is held up by many as a beacon of democratic reform. But its youth are frustrated with social and political progress
Turkey is often held up as a symbol of progressive modernism – a Muslim democracy on the doorstep of Europe. But the young politically active Turks I spoke to recently in Istanbul feel that social and political freedom is not yet a reality in a country still oppressing its Kurdish population, still tentative on gay rights and still operating compulsory military conscription."
More:'Turkey is not a free country' | Joshua Surtees | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
