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The Distortion of American White Privilege and Black Oppression in Turkish Political Discourse

A column in Turkish daily newspaper Sabah in the wake of Charlottesville sparks controversy for drawing analogies between politics and race relations in Turkey and the U.S.

Oct 05, 2017
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Line art depiction of Turkish journalist, Hilal Kaplan.

by Ebru Erdem Akcay

Reacting to events in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11-12, 2017, Hilal Kaplan, a columnist for Sabah, a pro-government Turkish newspaper, and head of the Turkish-government linked think tank, Bosphorus Global, wrote a piece titled “When you are accustomed to privilege, equal…

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