Abdullah Bozkurt: The Balkans is a very fertile ground for Erdoğan’s party
Turkish editor in exile discusses Erdoğan’s authoritarian clampdown on the free press and his influence in the Balkans.
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"I didn't know that the police were going to raid my office the day after I left. It was in the nick of time, I was lucky."
"The Jamal Khashoggi case exposes the Erdoğan hypocrisy on the freedom of press and the freedom of expression, and that needs to be said loud and clear."
"The Balkans, of course, is a very fertile ground for Erdoğan's party."
"Erdoğan is sending this message: You may be outside of Turkey, but you are still not going to feel safe."
"My mother, who is 79 years old, was detained on my account."
Arian Lumezi
Arian Lumezi is an editor at K2.0. He holds a master’s degree in International Journalism from Cardiff University, pursued through a Chevening scholarship.
This story was originally written in English.