Floating half-naked in the Evros River that divides Turkey from Europe, and freedom, Emrah Buyuktas, a Turkish policeman, felt like he was in a film scene.
He had just left behind everything he knew and loved after losing his job, his friends, and his identity - and all because he had earned good grades in an exam, which was enough in Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime to label him a potential enemy of the state.
Speaking to EUobserver from The Netherlands, were he l...
Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting member
Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.