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Taner Akcam
Stephen Sackur interviews Turkish historian Taner Akcam, who explains that Ankara's commitment to human rights and democracy has still to be tested.
Stephen Sackur interviews Turkish historian Taner Akcam. Powerful forces in Turkey, many in military uniform, see new president Abdullah Gul's elevation as a threat to secular-nationalist values. Akcam has experienced prison and exile at the hands of such forces, and explains that Ankara's commitment to human rights and democracy has still to be tested.
Last on
Thu 30 Aug 2007
01:30GMT
Broadcasts
- Wed 29 Aug 2007 03:30GMT
- Wed 29 Aug 2007 22:30GMT
- Thu 30 Aug 2007 01:30GMT