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Monday, May 02, 2016

It's getting more and more dangerous to criticize the Turkish government - LA Times

It's getting more and more dangerous to criticize the Turkish government

Glen Johnson

Turkish journalist Erdem Gul was locked up in a high-security prison for 92 days, nearly half of those in solitary confinement. But looking back on it, he allowed himself a wry smile, eyes crinkling at the corners. “For the sake of journalism, it was actually quite beneficial,” he says. There was “a lot of time to read and write.”

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