‘Insulting Turkishness’ case dismissed against novelist

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Series Details 22.9.06
Publication Date 22/09/2006
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The prosecution of Turkey's most prominent woman novelist, Elif Shafak, collapsed 21 September 2006 after the judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence, sparking clashes between riot police and nationalist demonstrators outside the Istanbul courthouse.

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BBC News, 21.9.06: Top novelist acquitted in Turkey http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5366446.stm

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