Turkish Prof Charged With Legacy Insult
March 14th, 2007 by
A prosecutor on Tuesday filed charges against a political science professor for allegedly insulting the legacy of the revered founder of modern Turkey.
Atilla Yayla’s university has already suspended him amid allegations that he criticized Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, whose portrait hang in all government offices and his ideas are still the republic’s most sacred principles 68 years after his death.
Prosecutor Ahmet Guven on Tuesday filed charges against Yayla for ”insulting the legacy of Ataturk.” Yayla could receive up to three years in prison if tried and convicted. No trial date was set yet. [Read More]
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