Deported Turkish journalist Mahir Zeynalov joins me in studio. He was deported from his home country after a tweet. Zeynalov is one of a group of reporters who focused on corruption in Turkey, including police and government actions. After tweeting a link to a story on corruption, he was called a traitor by the government, and for three days Zeynalov went into hiding, refusing to turn himself in to police. In February of 2014 he was deported and now works in Washington, writing for a Turkish daily, the Huffington Post, and al-Arabiya. He's in Rochester to speak to the Peace Islands Institute's annual friendship dinner. He joins us along with Bulent Ozdemir, executive director of the Turkish Cultural Center of Rochester.
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