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Monday, May 04, 2009

“The West is taking Atatürk to the court…” | ÇEVİRİBİLİM

"“The West is taking Atatürk to the court…”

Sabri Gürses | 04-05-2009

Erol ManisalıErol Manisalı (1940-), a professor of economics has been arrested on the 13th of April, 2009 and nothing has been heard about him in the national media up to day. He has been accused of involvement with the so-called “Ergenekon Case.” During this so-called “Ergenekon Case” several authors and cultural figures have been arrested. Manisalı has authored outstanding academic and popular books on many topics. These unreasonable arrests deeply troubles the intellectuals living in Turkey. Below is translation of the last piece of writing he did for the newspaper Cumhuriyet (Republic), on the day of his arrest."

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