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{ 2008 10 01 }

Turkish Singer Defiant in Court

Bulent Ersoy, a popular Turkish singer has been accused of making dangerous propaganda for the PKK. Last February Ersoy spoke about the military, saying that it was “the sacred duty” of every Turk, on national television. Her first hearing in took place in mid-June, but due to scheduling conflicts with her music career, she failed to show. In the courtroom, she claimed she had committed no crime and that she stood by her words and rights to express her thoughts. If found guilty, she can face up to four and a half years in prison.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7633338.stm

Posted by Parker Cohn on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at 9:16 am. Filed under Culture, Kurds, NMH-PA Media Reports, Turkey. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. You can post a comment or trackback from your blog.

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  1. Ted Thornton | October 1, 2008 at 9:46 am | Permalink

    Thanks for this interesting story, Parker. I have added it to the following categories: Culture, Kurds, and Turkey.

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