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Sevgi Akarçeşme, Editor in Chief "Today's Zaman", Turkey

Sevgi Akarçeşme, Editor in Chief "Today's Zaman", Turkey

The Interview vor 10 Jahren

Stephen Sackur speaks to Sevgi Akarçeşme, Editor in Chief "Today's Zaman", Turkey.

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Journalism in Turkey is a precarious business. Earlier this month
the country's biggest selling newspaper was forcibly taken over
by the government, a host of journalists have been locked up for
insulting the nation and its institutions, or for aiding
terrorists. All this in a nation beset with diplomatic, security
and humanitarian challenges. HARDtalk speaks to Sevgi Akarçeşme,
who was editor of the English language “Today's Zaman” newspaper
until the state booted her out. How close is Turkey to
authoritarian rule?