Turkey’s recent victim of civil rights abuse was lucky enough to go home.
While in Turkey, French photographer Mathias Depardon had his journalistic privileges revoked on suspicion of “propaganda {for} a terrorist organization” when taking pics of the Kurdish Worker Party.
Depardon tried to get his license back but he was denied.
So, he started a new assignment without a license. Which lead to his arrest. And detainment.
Two weeks went by, and President Macron from France called President Erdogan from Turkey. They have a little chat. And Depardon is released.
A couple of things about Turkey:
- Erdogan made things even more oppressive for the press following a failed military takeover of his government.
- In the uprising, Erdogan Face-Timed his country and asked his supporters to take to the streets to resist the takeover.
- They did.
- Erdogan remained in power.
- Recently, Erdogan made changes in the Turkish government that effectively changes it from a democracy to a dictatorship.
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