By William J. Furney Only the forenames of some people interviewed for this article have been used, to protect their identity in a politically sensitive place. It’s midnight on the
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By William J. Furney Only the forenames of some people interviewed for this article have been used, to protect their identity in a politically sensitive place. It’s midnight on the
Continue readingBy William J. Furney Half an hour before heading to the airport for a flight to Istanbul, I realised I didn’t have a visa and my passport was invalid. It
Continue readingBy William J. Furney You have to turn on laptops and tablets as you go through the twin layers of security at Istanbul’s jaded and soon-to-be redundant Ataturk Airport, to
Continue readingBy William J. Furney The alleged murder of a Saudi journalist at a Turkish consulate is, if proven, one of the more shocking events of modern times, and would show
Continue readingLETTER FROM ISTANBUL Journalists locked up for life, half the country’s judges fired, Wikipedia blocked, social media frequently suspended — and on it goes in President Erdogan’s continuing crackdown after
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