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Ece Temelkuran
Ece Temelkuran is a prominent writer and journalist who knows how difficult it can be to speak out in Erdogan's Turkey. Since the botched military coup, is silence the only option?
HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Turkish author, Ece Temelkuran. Two months ago Turkey's elected Government managed to survive a botched military coup. A triumph for democracy? Not necessarily - not if you regard freedom of expression and an independent judiciary as prerequisites of a genuine democracy. Thousands of judges, journalists, civil servants have been locked up or sacked since the coup. Ece Temelkuran is a prominent writer and journalist who knows how difficult it can be to speak out in Erdogan's Turkey. Is silence the only option?
Last on
Wed 12 Oct 201619:30GMT
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewer | Stephen Sackur |
| Interviewed Guest | Ece Temelkuran |
Broadcasts
- Wed 14 Sep 201603:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Wed 14 Sep 201608:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Wed 14 Sep 201614:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Wed 14 Sep 201619:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Wed 12 Oct 201603:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Wed 12 Oct 201608:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Wed 12 Oct 201614:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Wed 12 Oct 201619:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
