Few people can see this, even in Turkey. Because of the intentional warping of reality concerning suppression of dissent in Turkey.
This did not begin with Erdogan the Islamist. It has always been a taboo subject. Punishable by death for dissent.
Turkey Ping!
wow. explains a LOT. How many nations are truly free? Have to research.
How many countries are there where there is no freedom to publish?
“Of the 196 countries and territories assessed during calendar year 2009, 69 (35 percent) were rated Free, 64 (33 percent) were rated Partly Free, and 63 (32 percent) were rated Not Free. This represents a move toward the center compared with the survey covering 2008, which featured 70 Free, 61 Partly Free, and 64 Not Free countries and territories.
“The survey found that only 16 percent of the world’s inhabitants live in countries with a Free press, while 44 percent have a Partly Free press and 40 percent live in Not Free environments. The population figures are significantly affected by two countries—China, with a Not Free status, and India, with a Partly Free status—that together account for more than two billion of the world’s roughly six billion people. The percentage of those enjoying Free media in 2009 declined to the lowest level since 1996, when Freedom House began incorporating population data into the findings of the survey.”
https://www.quora.com/How-many-countries-are-there-where-there-is-no-freedom-to-publish
wow, check out INDIA!!
“India’s Speech Impediments”
This year, the world’s largest democracy ranked a miserable 140th out of 179 countries in the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index — falling nine places from last year. Today, Afghanistan and Qatar have a freer press than India.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/opinion/indias-limited-freedom-of-speech.html
hmmm. From Committee to Protect Journalists site 2015:
Finding new ways to censor journalists in Turkey
Joel Simon, CPJ’s executive director, announced a bit of rare good news regarding the Turkish media at November’s 2014 Press Freedom Awards ceremony in New York City: The number of Turkish journalists in jail had dropped to a low of seven. Some organizations, using different methodology, put the number somewhat higher, but most agree that those imprisoned are primarily Kurdish journalists or left-leaning reporters and editors. Almost all are serving prison sentences, as opposed to pre-trial detentions, based on Turkey’s dubious Anti-Terror Law.
https://cpj.org/2015/04/attacks-on-the-press-finding-new-ways-to-censor-journalists-in-turkey.php
which all makes me realize that the swamp creatures are telling lies to make the people NOT TRUST the media. Bringing down our republic a step at a time.