Scared of Singers
Turkish singer, Bulent Ersoy is the latest person to fall foul of the oversensitivty of the country’s leaders.
Back in February, when the army was conducting a major operation against the PKK in northern Iraq, the singer suggested that it was not worth sacrificing soldiers’ lives in Turkey’s conflict with the Kurdish separatist group.
Ms Ersoy has said she will stand by her comments but, if convicted of “dissuading people from military service”, she faces up to four-and-a-half years in prison. The trial is also likely to scare many others into silence.
Questioning the military can be a risky business in Turkey where Article 318 of the penal code is frequently used by the military against its critics.
Wednesday 18 Jun 2008 | Paul | Turkey
