Censorship in Turkey is 'nothing new' says Istanbul artist Just a few years ago, Istanbul was one of the world's creative capitals, a buzzing hive where visual artists, writers and filmmakers mingled. But a string of terror attacks, a tightening clamp on freedom of expression, an attempted military coup and a perception of rising social intolerance has seen the freewheeling mood replaced by a sense of fear and increasing isolation. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES with artist