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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

The New Anatolian - Yavuz Baydar - Turkey’s chronic headache

"Turkey’s chronic headache
Yavuz Baydar

yavuz.baydar@gmail.com
20 September 2006

After all, it all comes down to free speech. When I met Chief Negotiator Ali Babacan at an international meeting Friday 15, it was evident: As soon as he stopped his deliberation before the guests, the first question asked was about Elif Şafak case and what the government would to amend or lift the infamous article 301 of Turkish Penal Code."

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