Freedom in Turkey

the the welcome back to the David Pakman show joining me today is jail on husband died she is a poll a Turkish political analyst television presenter columnist at al Arabi a and also executive director a building bridges an istanbul-based NGO it's really a pleasure to speak with you you know we've had so many stories over the last really several years but also over the last year out of the middle East out of Cherokee out of Syria Egypt of course and I think for a lot of americans at least from the emails I get from our audience there are not necessarily clear views about how much freedom there generally is in different countries in that part of the world so starting first with what is closest to you talk to us a little bit about the day-to-day political and media freedoms that exist or don't in Turkey %uh if they're going to talk about Turkey first and it can you kept issue reading turkey under to make points Street according to legislation and feed them and practical life of tax freedom a life-size a of taxes almost limitless turkey the Muslim Khan subject to things are going to be developed and the progressives at the same time lol book women's rights and all democratic rights to be perform well the I then I can say eighty percent of the Turks stuff reclaimed religious Muslims but the type of bone expected not painted by petitions Niko Krist others so it also led by at least in government you know but since the party came to power we did not see any change in the liberal lifestyles of the Turkish people no one is forced doctor starkey lifestyle or certainly tackles looking for example I got an important way to catch up like many like to think about and every posting longings II classic say I helped him write and and showing treatment 83 jewish my on the contrary P have become more liberal and right now outnumber women who continue to your higher education is much more than a number of Maki turkey and in terms of legislation Inc in terms of clause Turkish government hoping amending the constitution to be more UAAP and they provided more rights toward minorities and for today if you use for women antique new kiko seems to regulate public life no way to make turkey your libido and there were two legislation does it's their fault to begin with exceeding over to you total or Big Daddy I heard about them I will not download alcohol and other one love influx of people especially in the US I heard of 130 thought state laws but that he did not get caught okay the alcohol major to the beach to DQ setting off alcohol in shops between 10 p.m. and she say a except employees there yes when we here in the US we're hearing about the possibility of military action in Syria there was a range of opinions but for the most part Americans were against the US taking military action in Syria I'm curious within Turkey what was the popular opinion about the United States considering taking this action in other words dude was the consensus that Americans are buy it by sheer virtue of considering this action unfairly appointing themselves the policeman over the world or was the view that actually maybe the US would be a good a good choice in terms of the country to to help a humanitarian crisis what was the view in Turkey above the possibility of military action in Syria action David he didn't pull issue book up for Supply can pick your key in the mood is here now we're being an anti-american country church people have all the traumatic up the Iraq war of terror II going to stop do it Turkish look on it didn't change it you hosting on Wikipedia will take place in the integration in Iraq and Afghanistan Libya in somalia but Turkish elation I'm Nicole a state stage well here turkey into for state-run President Obama offered said yes to me to action up this was only because in Syria in Syrian civil war he already lost more done home to talk to people and right now we are seeing a brutal regime who has been killing people in Honda's every day so it has to be stopped what we are also evident it cannot be stopped when on making congressional making Air Force international something like that deeply dug it can be and should be stopped why didn't you see concrete shouldn't he parted in the middle east coming to get its three-piece floors intervening in Syria because the school up help you track your order sick 10-question will be any he it now for example if this youngster if this new things and for example other people come together and form it total peace force and he liked that it would snow on the ground that's the important don't let me not there for so it looks just up there for a second second jail on I am fascinated by this because you you very astutely pointed out that on that turkey has never been has at least not recently been anti-american country and on many issues there is agreement with many of the actions that the United States takes it seems to me in even in hearing you talk about boots on the ground intervention so on and so forth it really seems to me there is what by American standards would be considered somewhat love a neoconservative element that exists in Turkey that is it seems unique relative to other countries in the region do you agree with that and where did that come from a company thing you conservative in because on make new conservative is being debated different almost the opposite of church consulates Turkish through that will if you get twenty cent rights right now which is written in Turkey data a party for example if the ok a little alright sent American writer on it that's right in america liberal amounts %uh are you can get left but in Turkey can't write so politically speaking I cannot estate is the new conservative of look in you and if large in terms of new clothes out you to keep but because turkey has he/she dice very yeah me too much historical place this year yeah to keep 150 people who are always work turkey rent opening this doesn't want any more flights this weekend interesting turkey doesn't want and listen cokie tank in Syria and stop killing old on into Assad regime order opposition and so is talking like that turkey want it to be if peace force I'm still being looked at for example if in our gunstock if you too longer eat turkey sent 290 soldiers and follow them came back we don't harm if you look at 2012 polled not going to stop it hit the they are Union nicolosi to Turkey more than any other country in the world even look turkeys can slaughter the Peace Corps stuff but stop because it Roach both on the soldiers won't look lost really keep the peace and stop liking not attack people all over there so this is going to be the same thing in Syria wasn't soldiers something concrete on forming you to airlines in a new today all you must be going back to kill more people books stop the bloodshed and you just have to stop of course if you want to keep losses Olympic we have more depth than 100,000 refugees right now in Turkey ask him hundreds of some hotels in both down in a beirut in new place enough along eso of course it s stops what I'm not talking about a new boiler but I'm talking about an action which will stop the war i right jail on I wish we had more time I find this absolutely fascinating in hearing from from from you of course we've been speaking with jail on hours boo dog she is a Turkish political analyst television presenter also a columnist at al Arabi a it's been a pleasure speaking with you and I look forward to having you back on the show again the David Pakman show and David Pakman dot com