Turkish war games in Thurgau (Swiss Press Text 2019, by Fabian Eberhard) - Swiss Press Award
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2019
Fabian Eberhard
The investigation revealed how the Turkish state is exploiting children in Switzerland for its war propaganda. As part of their HSK (Higher Secondary School Certificate) classes, elementary school students in eastern Switzerland were forced to shoot each other with toy guns and pose as corpses. The disturbing footage sparked a broad debate about Erdogan's long reach into Switzerland and the HSK courses.
