Tayyip Erdoğan's war against arts and culture in Turkey
Todays Zaman
12 April 2014 - 05:30AM GMT
As the authoritarian tendencies of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government under the divisive political leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan become more visible, with fresh evidence of intolerance over the right to dissent revealed practically every day, the government's relentless campaign to stifle freedom of expression is not just limited to freedom of the press anymore but has now engulfed artistic and cultural expressions as well. A draft bill prepared by the Erdoğan government without actually consulting the arts community in Turkey will bring state funded artistic and cultural activities under tight government control.
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