gunnar: the couple has braved hard times together.er the military coup of 1980, baydar and engin had to flee turkey. they lived in exile in germany for 12 years. engin drove a taxi to support the family. she says the political situation in turkey is similar to the way in it was back then. oya: i have german as well as turkish citizenship. but go into exile again? at our age, we'd rather go to prison. gunnar: life on the streets of istanbul goes on as usual. but the country is being put to the test. engin has repeatedly warned about the danger of civil war. that angered the erdogan government. even after three days, none of us is permitted to speak to him. this is the notorious police headquarters of istanbul. engin and his colleagues are being held here in the anti-terrorism section. finally, after five days, we get good news. engin is being released under restrictions due to his age and the state of his health. aydin: i was treated decently, but i've never seen such a trumped up indictment. we will not bow to this pressure. [applause

our reporter gunnar koehne has lived and worked in turkey for over 20 years. in the last few years, he has witnessed first hand how the climate for those who are critical of the government from academics to journalists has deteriorated. and after the coup, things only got worse. many newspapers, magazines and tv stations were closed, several journalists were taken into custody including one of gunnar's friend's. we follow gunnar as he tries to find out what happened to him. >> they came for him in the early hours of the morning. aydin engin was led from his home by the police. he's not the first turkish journalist to be arrested in this way. aydin abi, as the 75-year-old newspaperman is respectfully called, is a good friend and conversation partner for us german journalists in istanbul. i'm very worried about him. he has never tired of explaining and commenting on turkish politics for us, like he did this july after the failed coup. and always with a touch of humor. >> this is the first coup that hasn't landed me in jail. >> on november 1st aydin engin's colum