Court Cases against Turkey's Intellectuals: The Criminalisation of Criticism

Last year, Orhan Pamuk, Turkey's foremost writer and intellectual, was put on trial in connection with statements made in an interview referring to the genocide against the Armenians in Turkey. This notorious case was only the tip of an iceberg, writes Günter Seufert

Related Keywords

Izmir ,Turkey ,United States ,Germany ,Seyfi ,Siirt ,Istanbul ,Copenhagen ,Køavn ,Denmark ,Armenia ,Smyrna ,Ankara ,Switzerland ,Greece ,San Francisco ,California ,Turks ,Armenian ,Greek ,Turkish ,German ,Swiss ,Kemal Atat ,Elif Shafak ,Hrant Dink ,Fatih Tas ,John Tilman ,Iki Sehrin Hikayesi ,Doka Bakayan ,Ragip Zarakolu ,Lewis Gropp ,Michael Lawton ,Orhan Pamuk ,Abdullah Yildiz ,George Jerjian ,Kemal Kerin ,Savas Ganimetleri ,Mara Meimaridi ,Lawyer Association ,Association Of Turkish Publishers ,It The Association ,Tornado Division Kasgra Taburu ,Turkish Publishers ,