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...newspaper Cumhuriyet. Reason: the paper had reprinted a tough 1961 editorial criticizing reactionary efforts to subvert Turkey's cultural institutions. A military prosecutor charged Publisher Nadir Nadi, 75, who wrote the editorial, with "openly provoking people to commit a crime." The authorities also brought to trial Actress Isik Yenersu, who had read two poems by the Communist poet Nazim Hikmet Ran at a cultural event in Paris late last year. She was charged with "acting to disgrace Turkey...
...developments suggest that Evren may be easing the pressure on his countrymen. Last week a military prosecutor reduced the charges against Publisher Nadi to "encouraging people to act against the law," and asked for a prison term of 2½ instead of six years. The military court trying Actress Yenersu referred the case to a civil tribunal, which is likely to be more lenient. Evren, it seems, is learning that respect for civil liberties is a cornerstone of democracy...
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