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  • ANKARA: Author Elif Safak Accused Of 'Insulting Turkishness' In Late

    AUTHOR ELIF SAFAK ACCUSED OF 'INSULTING TURKISHNESS' IN LATEST NOVEL
    By Cihan News Agency

    Zaman Online, Turkey
    June 7 2006

    Ultra-rightwing Turkish Lawyers Association Chairman Kemal Kerincsiz,
    who is infamous for filing complaints against journalists and authors
    in the country, has filed a complaint against author Elif Safak for
    her book "Baba and Pic" (Father and Offspring).

    Kemal Kerincsiz, who has sued famous Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk and
    ethnic-Armenian writer Hrant Dink, has now also accused Elif Safak of
    'insulting Turkishness' - over remarks made by Armenian characters
    in her latest book.

    "Baba and Pic" is the story of relations between an Armenian and two
    Turkish families.

    Elif Safak, who also writes for Zaman daily, has been summoned by the
    Beyoglu Prosecutions Office to make a statement following Kerincsiz's
    complaint. Safak said that the remarks of the Diaspora Armenians in
    her book had been wrongly attributed to her.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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