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Turkish author Ahmet Altan: 'I prefer prison to exile' / V000_9VY3A3
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Ahmet Altan, who has sold nearly seven million books worldwide, was one of tens of thousands of Turks jailed or fired from their jobs in purges that followed a 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In an interview with AFP at his Istanbul apartment, the author and journalist reflects on his time in prison and how it impacted his writing. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES