Robert Fulford: Turkey is increasingly unable to handle criticism
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Robert Fulford | October 9, 2015 6:32 PM ET
Turkish political leaders, especially President Recep Erdogan, suffer from wounds to their amour propre. Their pride and their sense of self-esteem make them sensitive, sometimes even hysterical, about every word said against themselves and their country. But in the annals of journalistic freedom they will always be a special case. They want to prevent criticism by making it illegal but at the same time they resent anyone who says they indulge in censorship.
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