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In Erdogan's Turkey, Censorship Finds Fertile Ground
by Sibel Utku Bila
Al-Monitor (Turkey)
January 14, 2013
https://www.legal-project.org/3782/in-erdogan-turkey-censorship-finds-fertile-ground
Excerpt:
ANKARA — The zeal of Turkish censorship seems to know no limits. It has recently set a new landmark with a bid to censor John Steinbeck's classic, "Of Mice and Men," on grounds of "immorality." The controversy raised fresh misgivings over freedom of expression in Turkey, landing the American author in a crowded club of victims, ranging from Chuck Palahniuk and John Lennon to The Simpsons and Piglet.
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