Top director Akin slams Turkey's 'mobster' leaders over arrests

Top director Akin slams Turkey’s ’mobster’ leaders over arrests

Acclaimed film director Fatih Akin said he fears ending up behind bars if he returns to Turkey, with his manager there in jail accused of attempting to overthrow the government. The Turkish-German auteur - a hero to many in the country for films like "Head-On", "In the Fade" and the Istanbul music documentary "Crossing the Bridge" - told AFP late Friday that agent Ayse Barim is "totally apolitical and innocent" of the charges, which relate to pr…

Top director Akin slams Turkey's 'mobster' leaders over arrests

Acclaimed film director Fatih Akin said he fears ending up behind bars if he returns to Turkey, with his manager there in jail accused of attempting to overthrow the government.

Top academics slam Labour’s planned PIP cuts in open letter

Where my voice was ignored, others are rising It seems I was just a little too early. Earlier this year, I published an open letter warning the UK Labour government not to go ahead with its appalling plans to “reform” Personal Independence Payment (PIP) — a thinly-veiled euphemism for slashing support to disabled people under [...] The post Academics speak out: Labour’s PIP cuts ‘will harm and not help’ appeared first on Vox Political.

Director Fatih Akın says Turkey is run by ‘mobsters,’ fears arrest over jailed manager - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Acclaimed film director Fatih Akın said he fears ending up behind bars if he returns to Turkey, with his manager in jail there accused of attempting to overthrow the government, adding that anything is possible since Turkey is being run by “mobsters,” Turkish Minute reported. The Turkish-German auteur, a hero to many in the country for films like “Head-On,” “In the Fade” and the İstanbul music documentary “Crossing the Bridge,” told Agence Franc…

Golden Globe and Golden Bear award-winning director Fatih Akın said that he did not come to Turkey because he was afraid of ‘being arrested’. Explaining that Turkey is run by mafias, Akın said, “Some politicians do not hesitate to start a war to stay in power. (President Recep Tayyip) Erdoğan is one of them!” Speaking to the French news agency AFP following the premiere of his new film ‘Amrun’ at the Cannes Film Festival, Turkish-origin […] The …

Israeli-born Turkish musician Linet could not go on stage due to protests before her concert. In the video she shot from backstage, Linet said, “I have no security of life,” addressed President Erdoğan and said, “Please support me.”