Back In Time: Secular Turkey Under Attack as Islam Gains Momentum
A 10-month suspended prison sentence has been handed down in Turkey to a renowned composer and pianist, over a series of tweets mocking Islam. Fazil Say was first charged with denigrating religion in June last year, facing up to 18 months behind bars at the time. The musician, once a cultural ambassador to the EU, is a high profile critic of the Islamic-led government of prime minister Tayyip Erdogan and says his punishment is purely political. Amnesty International's researcher on Turkey, Andrew Gardner joins RT studio from Istanbul.