Turkish rights activist Osman Kavala: An exclusive interview from prison
By DW
09 May 2023 |
10:00 am
The Turkish human rights activist has been imprisoned in Turkey since 2017. Erdogan's government considers Kavala an enemy of the state. DW was able to contact him and learned why he still has hope in spite of it all.
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