"Defamation Cases May Harm Turkey EU Bid
By Amberin Zaman, Special to The Times
July 14, 2006
ANKARA, Turkey — Six months after internationally acclaimed author Orhan Pamuk was cleared on charges of insulting the Turkish identity, another best-selling novelist is facing similar charges.
Elif Shafak could serve up to three years in jail if convicted over remarks made by a fictional character in her latest book, 'The Bastard of Istanbul.' The novel touches on one of the most sensitive subjects in Turkey, the Armenian genocide."
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