Friday, September 22, 2006

Freedom of Opinion in Turkey: Turkish Intellectuals Between Democracy and Nationalism - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News

"Turkish Intellectuals Between Democracy and Nationalism

By Dilek Zaptcioglu in Istanbul

Turkish novelist Elif Shafak was taken to court on charges of 'insulting Turkishness.' It's a part of the Turkish penal code often used to go after intellectuals. But do the country's politicians have the courage to change it?"

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