According to Reporters Without Frontiers, Turkey has now fallen below even Russia in press freedom, ranking 148 out of 178 countries surveyed.
Turkey may be a model for freedoms rescinded, but to call Turkey a model for democracy for liberalism now seems about as out-0f-place as saying that Russia is free, Iraq is a beacon for stability, the Palestinian Authority is a model of tolerance, or Somalia is a great spot for a vacation.
No doubt the White House's Minister of Information, Chris Matthews will extol their virtues since Erdogan is apparently Obama's most trusted and favorite mideast leader.
Mohammad Zawte nThere is no right for Kurdish people to use Mother tongue!.It is shame for USA when supporting this regime , & I can describe Turkey now has same politic of Hitler before second war world .