Turkey: Ankara Intimidating Academics, Restricting Free Speech
November 9, 2011 - 1:30pm, by Dorian Jones
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, seen here during a visit to Germany in early November, stands by the arrests of Kurdish activists, including nearly 8,000 people who have been detained and arrested since early 2009. The KCK arrests are made under Turkey's sweeping anti-terror laws, introduced by Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party. (Photo: Office of Turkish Prime Minister)
With the recent arrest of a leading academic, concern is spreading among intellectuals in Turkey that they will have to think twice before voicing criticism of the government in the future.
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