Author: Selçuk Caydı

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Turkish political scientist Baskin Oran (photo: Imago/Le Pictorium)

Interview with the Turkish political scientist Baskin Oran

Erdogan's freedom of speech

In April President Erdogan called a group of academics that dared criticise the Turkish security forces′ offensive against Kurdish rebels ″vile″ and ″nauseating″. One of them, the political scientist Baskin Oran, is suing the Turkish President – for slander. Interview by Selcuk CaydiMore

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