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Turkey Bans Book by Jailed Presidential Hopeful
Original: Turkey Banned a Book by a Jailed Presidential Hopeful. We Read It.
Turkey has banned a book written by an imprisoned politician who had been seen as a potential presidential challenger, prompting renewed debate over press freedom and the treatment of opposition figures ahead of elections. Reviewers who have read the work describe it as political writing that authorities evidently found threatening enough to suppress, drawing international attention to the case.
Why now: The ban on a book by a jailed opposition figure revives concerns about censorship and political competition in Turkey.
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- Turkey Banned a Book by a Jailed Presidential Hopeful. We Read It. · The New York Times
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