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Can Dundar

Stephen Sackur talks to Can Dundar who has experienced imprisonment, violence and exile in the years after publishing material which infuriated the Turkish president.

More than 150 journalists are currently in prison in Turkey. President Erdogan's government stands accused of an all-out assault on freedom of expression. Stephen Sackur talks to Can Dundar, former editor of the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet, who has experienced imprisonment, life threatening violence and exile in the last couple of years after publishing material which infuriated the Turkish president. In the battle for Turkey's future and its soul, who's winning?

30 minutes

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Fri 23 Mar 201815:30GMT
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InterviewerStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestCan Dundar

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  • Wed 21 Mar 201804:30GMT
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  • Wed 21 Mar 201809:30GMT
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  • Fri 23 Mar 201809:30GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD
  • Fri 23 Mar 201815:30GMT
    BBC News Channel except BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD