Court OK’s Compensation Suit Against Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk

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[ 2009/10/08 | 17:41 ]

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Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Wednesday cleared the way for compensation claims to be made against Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk for telling a Swiss magazine in 2005 that “30,000 Kurds and 1 million Armenians were killed on this soil.”

 

A court in İstanbul had earlier rejected compensation claims made by Pakize Alp Akbaba, the head of an association of mothers of slain Turkish soldiers, and lawyer Kemal Kerinçsiz, both of whom are under arrest for membership in Ergenekon, a clandestine organization allegedly involved in illegal activities.

 

In May, the Supreme Court of Appeals overturned the local court ruling upon an appeal by plaintiffs and ordered a new trial. The İstanbul court reheard the suit and rejected the case once again. However, the Supreme Court of Appeals reversed the judgment after the plaintiffs submitted another appeal

 

Supreme Court of Appeals judges also refused Pamuk’s request for a revision of the decision. Pamuk said in his request that the court should consider the consequences if every Turkish citizen had the right to sue him.

 

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[ 2009/10/08 | 17:41 ]

A court in İstanbul had earlier rejected compensation claims made by Pakize Alp Akbaba, the head of an association of mothers of slain Turkish soldiers, and lawyer Kemal Kerinçsiz, both of whom are under arrest for membership in Ergenekon, a clandestine organization allegedly involved in illegal activities.

Off topic. Please forgive me.

Did you know that "äkbaba" in their non-language means "albino" (literally, "white father"), just like the Armenian family names of "Aghbabian/Aghababian"?

Edited October 9, 2009 by Arpa

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A bold European move!