tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689679897453828827.post1182517816267274009..comments2024-03-28T01:02:44.940-07:00Comments on Istanbul-New York-Tel Aviv: My Two Cents*: Is the AKP an Authoritarian System?-the World according to MahcupyanIstanbul-Tel Aviv-New Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04042479851595915698noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689679897453828827.post-36363285432442096452014-08-14T01:07:56.769-07:002014-08-14T01:07:56.769-07:00Thanks for your detailed thoughts!Thanks for your detailed thoughts!Istanbul-Tel Aviv-New Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042479851595915698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689679897453828827.post-84075834217798206642014-08-12T09:14:51.473-07:002014-08-12T09:14:51.473-07:00I see in Mahcupyan a person who has nowhere else t...I see in Mahcupyan a person who has nowhere else to go. He burned all his bridges with his former newspapers, Agos and Zaman. He has to make a living. He is trapped, in essence, as a pro-government columnist. I don't think his defense of the government policies is a result of principled stance. For instance, I wonder whether he can keep a straight face when he claims that Erdogan has to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com