Son of Journalist Convicted in Turkey
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Son of Journalist Convicted in Turkey
By C. ONUR ANT – 2 hours ago
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — The son of a journalist killed earlier this year after calling the massacre of Armenians genocide was convicted Thursday of insulting Turkey's identity for republishing his father's remarks.
Arat Dink, editor of the Armenian newspaper Agos, and publisher Serkis Seropyan each received a one-year suspended sentence for "insulting Turkishness," said their lawyer, Erdal Dogan. He said they would appeal the sentences.
Dink is the son of ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was convicted of the same charge for calling the killing of Armenians during World War I genocide. He had appealed the conviction when he was killed by a Turkish youth in January.
The massacre of Armenians is one of the darkest periods in Turkish history. Armenians say up to 1.5 million people were killed in 1915-17 during the Ottoman Empire, before the birth of modern Turkey.
Turkey rejects the label "genocide," maintaining that the death toll is inflated and insisting the killings occurred at a time of civil unrest.
The verdict for Dink and Seropyan came a day after legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a nonbinding bill that declares the Armenian killings genocide — over Turkey's objections.
"The discriminatory mentality which turned intolerance into a state tradition has yet again declared criticism and expression of opinion an insult to Turkishness and a crime," the group Human Rights Associated said in a statement.
The European Union has pressured Turkey, which aspires to join the 27-nation bloc, to scrap the controversial law on "insulting Turkishness," saying it restricts freedom of speech.
Some Turkish leaders, including President Abdullah Gul, also believe the law has harmed Turkey's EU bid.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hENt2AKdC39ycK1zSy4vu62Y93nQD8S7747O0 |
I have to say, what a trasparent and tolerant society....mashallaaaaah
hey sham what are your thoughts on this...butter boy?
you just finished telling us we have no idea whats going on...well whats going on here?...it kinda blows all your arguments out the window doesn't it?
why doesn't turkey allow freedom of speech in her own country before she demands anything from anyone... |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:36 am |
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What a shame.  |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:41 am |
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| They need to drop that stupid law and I believe they will. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:51 am |
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see zan we do agree on some things...
turkey is indirectly is endorsing the Armenian genocide, but her refusal in encouraging debate in the country...what are they hiding I wonder...
Zan according to a paper article, which I posted last week, the generals warned the government not to mess around with article 301...and this is the problem...
I hope they do drop this stupid law that is open to any interpretation under the sun... |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:52 am |
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| If they drop the "Insulting Turkishness Law" and own up to past atrocities then Turkey would have made a giant leap into the 21st Century. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:00 am |
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| boomerang wrote: |
see zan we do agree on some things...
turkey is indirectly is endorsing the Armenian genocide, but her refusal in encouraging debate in the country...what are they hiding I wonder...
Zan according to a paper article, which I posted last week, the generals warned the government not to mess around with article 301...and this is the problem...
I hope they do drop this stupid law that is open to any interpretation under the sun... |
There is always a struggle where change is concerned. Even these laws have to be debated and changed when the time is right....It is unfair for countries, that went through the same thing, to condemn in such a way. It only serves to drive them away.
The Armenian issue is still to be quantified. It happened...The whys are important. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:30 pm |
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:11 pm |
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Turks make the most crimes but they never admit them. They deny everything and live in their own world  |
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