Turkey Jails Journalist for 'Threatening' Erdogan, West Applauds Self
Deutsche Welle reports a Turkish court sentenced journalist Tolga Şardan to five years and 10 months for 'threatening' President Erdoğan. The 'threat' was publishing a story about alleged corruption. (DW, Nov 26, 2025 – or is it 2023? DW's URL says '2025' but the article content implies current events ). Meanwhile, in countries quick to decry such actions—the U.S., for instance—journalists
exposing state secrets or government malfeasance often face their own battles, from aggressive prosecution to being labeled 'anti-American.' (Think recent whistleblowers and their treatment by successive administrations.) The double standard is less a hypocrisy, more a foundational pillar of their foreign policy rhetoric.