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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.

30 minutes

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Thu 30 Aug 2007 01:30GMT

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