'It was fear that led me to book my ticket'CBC News spoke with a Turkish journalist who is in Canada as a refugee. After hours of silence and mystery surrounding his whereabouts, President Erdogan stunned the country by appearing on Turkish television via facetime from an undisclosed location and calling his people to the streets. Ottawa 'alarmed' by scale of detentionsMeanwhile, Turkey remains a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) along with Canada. For his part, the Turkish journalist who spoke with CBC News says his heart remains with his family and friends back home. "I'm here in Canada and Canada is treating me well."

Source: CBC News July 16, 2017 02:03 UTC