July 19, 2006
Thou Shalt Not Insult Turkishness
Turkey actually has a law providing exactly that:
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Recently, Turkish courts upheld a prison sentence against a Turkish editor, Hrant Dink. The Turkish citizen, Elif Shafak – author of Father and Bastard – also faces renewed charges of “insulting Turkishness†under the notorious Article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Code, despite the earlier dismissal of the case.Silly, to say the least. Then again, do the Europeans really have any credibility on freedom of expression after prosecuting Orianna Fallaci for "insulting religion"?Shafak’s case has already been fraught with complications. The original trial in June of Elif Shafak and her publisher (Semih Sokmen of Metis Publishing House) declared that, after the publication of her bestseller Father and Bastard, there was no evidence to prosecute her on the charges of “publicly insulting Turkishness.â€
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Despite being the most backward christian bumpkin conservative of the industrialized nations, we are the most free. Hmmm. Interesting.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at July 19, 2006 03:11 PM (8e/V4)
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WTF is turkishness?
Posted by: hondo at July 19, 2006 05:29 PM (MVgHp)
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"WTF is turkishness"
I thought it was a kind of spam burrito made from turkey.
OH Yeah....these guys should really be let in the EU.
I thought it was a kind of spam burrito made from turkey.
OH Yeah....these guys should really be let in the EU.
Posted by: Randman at July 19, 2006 05:39 PM (Sal3J)
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Buncha turkeys!
Posted by: CanForce 101 at July 20, 2006 03:57 AM (BRXB/)
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