Thursday, September 24, 2015

International Press Institute: Turkish journalism ‘agonizing under unbearable pressure’

Turkish journalism ‘agonizing under unbearable pressure’
Veteran columnist Kadri Gürsel warns of danger to country’s democracy

VIENNA, Sep 24, 2015 – Journalism in Turkey is “agonizing under unbearable pressure”, leading Turkish journalist and Chair of the International Press Institute (IPI)’s Turkish National Committee Kadri Gürsel said on Monday in an address to participants gathered in Warsaw for Europe’s largest annual human rights conference.

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