Censorship
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Classic book ‘Of Mice and Men’ under scrutiny in Turkey
in Culture/ArtThe Turkish government recommends every student in the country read John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, but now a parent has complained it’s not appropriate, […]
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Taboos are the target for Turkish cartoonist
in Culture/ArtTaboos are the target for Turkish cartoonistr Izel Rozental treads a fine line with his political cartoons in an Istanbul weekly. The Turkish-Jewish cartoonist says […]
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Turkish state science council denies ‘evolution censor’
in Sci/TechThe Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) has strongly denied reports that it has stopped printing books on evolution, saying the claims were […]
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What Turkey’s Ban on Darwin Means
in Sci/TechMichael Rubin | @mrubin1971 01.16.2013 – 8:00 AM Far from being a model “Muslim democracy,” Turkey has grown progressively more illiberal under Prime Minister Recep […]
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In Erdogan’s Turkey, Censorship Finds Fertile Ground
in TurkeyTurkey’s best-loved impersonator satirist Levent Kirca holds a bouquet of carnations as he is greeted by supporters at the start of a hunger strike in […]
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John Steinbeck attracts the wrath of parents in Turkey
in Culture/ArtJohn Steinbeck attracts the wrath of parents in Turkey Both Of Mice and Men and José Mauro de Vasconcelos’s My Sweet Orange Tree were declared […]