Evil Unveiled: The State Murder of a Cancer-Fighting Kid in Turkey

The slow-motion but steady march of Ahmet to his death, after endless chapters of official obstruction for his treatment abroad, is a textbook case of state brutality in plain sight.

In a rare moment of union, Ahmet Burhan Atac is seen with his father at an Istanbul hospital early in 2020.

New York-based writer. Politics, culture, literary criticism, art, and technology. American political affairs, Turkey, MidEast, and beyond. Twitter: @abyasun

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Abdullah Ayasun

New York-based writer. Politics, culture, literary criticism, art, and technology. American political affairs, Turkey, MidEast, and beyond. Twitter: @abyasun