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Prof Guilty of Insulting Turkish Founder

Suspended sentence may mean trouble for country's bid to join EU

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 28, 2008 10:31 AM CST

(Newser) – A Turkish court today handed a political science professor a 15-month suspended sentence for insulting the country's founder. Attila Yayla had suggested that Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was not as progressive as official portrayals indicate. The conviction heightens scrutiny of the country's commitment to freedom of... Read full story »

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