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Journalism in Turkey is a precarious business. Earlier this month the country's biggest selling newspaper was forcibly taken over by the government, a host of journalists have been locked up for insulting the nation and its institutions, or for aiding terrorists. All this in a nation beset with diplomatic, security and humanitarian challenges. HARDtalk speaks to Sevgi Akar莽e艧me, who was editor of the English language 鈥淭oday's Zaman鈥� newspaper until the state booted her out. How close is Turkey to authoritarian rule?