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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

EU scolds Turkey over case against novelist - The Boston Globe

"EU scolds Turkey over case against novelist

By Marcin Grajewski, Reuters | September 14, 2005

BRUSSELS -- Turkey's plan to prosecute novelist Orhan Pamuk shows that some members of its judiciary are resisting reforms vital to Ankara's drive to join the European Union, the EU's enlargement chief said yesterday.
Pamuk faces up to three years in jail for backing allegations that Armenians suffered genocide at Ottoman Turkish hands 90 years ago -- a highly sensitive issue in Turkey, which is due to start EU membership talks on Oct. 3."

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