You are what you eat
An interesting story in last Friday’s International New York Times (6 March 2015) headed ‘ Turkey’s leader takes no risk with food’ It revealed that President Erdogan is having his food tested before he eats, not by human testers – Pharaohs, Roman Emperors, Popes,...
More from Turkey
Last week I not only attended the Odatv trial (see blog below). The day before (29 January) I was joined by Mustafa Kuleli (General Secretary of the Journalists Union of Turkey, TGS) at the first hearing against journalists Can Dündar (Cumhuriyet), Utku Çakirözer...
Odatv trials – more of the same
It is now over a year since the Odatv journalists had faced their accuser in court (the last hearing was on 12 December 2013). The case, due to be held on 1 April 2014 was postponed. Although reforms to the courts resulted in the case being held under the new set up,...