Court drops Turkish writer’s case

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Series Details 23.1.06
Publication Date 23/01/2006
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The court case against Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk was dropped on 23 January 2006 following a statement from the country's Justice Ministry. Mr Pamuk had been accused of ‘insulting Turkishness’. The case had drawn criticism from the European Union, which Turkey hopes to join.

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