since the 1970's, izmir has been run by politicians from left-wing non-religious parties.nd over the past year or so, izmir has seen its reputation as a refuge for artists and intellectuals grow. musician sevket uyanik came here from istanbul six months ago. he finds life and the people here far more relaxed. sevket also works as a communications expert for the turkish pirate party. he says censorship has increased considerably since the state of emergency was declared in july, 2016. sevket: a range of theaters and cultural centers have been closed down. film festivals have been cancelled, and there's been a major clamp-down on art examining the situation in the east of the country. censorship is really bad, but self-censorship is worse. it used to be parents telling their kids what they could or couldn't say. now we've started to do it by ourselves. and that's dangerous. reporter: sevket takes us out to meet some friends at a cafe. kazim is a documentary film-maker. mehmet is an actor. both men have recently experienced censorship at first hand. mehmet's theater was shut

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