Michael has appeared on Sky News to help explain developments in Turkey, including the April 2017 executive presidency referendum, the network’s rolling coverage of the military coup attempt on the night of 15 July 2016 and Turkey’s reluctant role in UK’s EU membership referendum campaign.
Concerns about the Turkish presidency’s power
On Sky News’s All Out Politics with Adam Boulton, 17
‘Democracies can regress. Turkey is living proof of it.’
On Sky News, 15 July 2017, to discuss the first
‘Ballot papers could have been printed at home’
On Sky News, 17 April 2017, following the previous day’s
‘One person is dying daily’
Contributing to a report on Sky News, 5 January 2017, following
No-one in Turkey asks awkward questions any more
On Sky News, 1 January 2017, following a night club
‘A 20th century coup in the 21st century’
Providing commentary for Sky News’s rolling coverage on a fateful
The role of Turkey in Britain’s EU referendum
A month before voters in the UK decided whether their