This is against the essence of journalism. At Milliyet, there was no direct pressure on me to take sides. But as I was the politics editor, there was a lot of pressure. The number of questions like “why did you use this at this size” or “why did you use that heading” increased. Even putting the opposition party in a headline in 15 centimeters was a problem. This makes one question journalism after a while.
“Ev yek li dijî rojnamegeriyê ye. Dema ez li Milliyetê bûm, rasterast zorlêkirineke ji bo alîgirbûnê nebû. Lêbelê ji ber ku ez edîtora polîtikayê bûm, gelek zext dihat kirin. Pirsên weke “te wê nivîsê çima ew qas mezin daye, te çim abi vê serenavê daye” zêdetir bûn. Dema min manşeta nûçeya partiya sereke ya muxalefetê jî bi 15 cm’an diweşand, dibû pirsgirêk. Bêguman ji ber vê yekê mirov ji asteke şûnde rojnamegerbûna xwe dide ber çavê xwe.