I know some really outstanding Turkish journalists, and have been pleased and honored to be able to join with them a few times in their courageous protests against state terror and repression.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Foreign journalists writing about Turkey like to focus on the most fundamental divide in Turkish society: the rift between religious conservatives and secularists.
It is well known that Turkey has more imprisoned journalists than any other country, but as a result of the chilling effect of these prosecutions on the press, many stories never make the news.
I have been attacked in Turkey more for my interviews than for my books. Political polemicists and columnists do not read novels there.
My father was in Ataturk's closest group. They lived together during the War of Liberation in Turkey.
It is beneficial for Turkish democracy that not all religious conservatives are united under one banner.
I am incredibly proud of the many journalists I have worked with throughout my career and the great campaigns that we have fought and won.
I appreciate cooperation with Turkey on many issues. We are grateful for the support we receive for E.U. and NATO integration for Montenegro.
The truth is, I don't have any problem with journalists - I count some of them as friends - also some of my heroes are journalists, I'm a big fan of Robert Fisk - great people or crazy people who are prepared to stand up for what's right.
Turkey has worked alongside its allies from the beginning.
Turkey is immersed in a profound social and political conflict between secularists, who have been in power since the republic was founded, and an insurgent Islamic-based movement that seeks to increase the role of religion in public life.
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