Kemal Kerinçsiz
Kemal Kerinçsiz(born 20 February 1960, inEdirne,Turkey) is a Turkishnationalistlawyer, famous for filing complaints against more than 40 Turkish journalists and authors (includingOrhan Pamuk,Elif Şafak,[1][2]and the lateHrant Dink[3]) for "insultingTurkishness".He heads theBüyük Hukukçular Birliği( "Great Union of Jurists" ), which is responsible for mostArticle 301trials.[4]
On 5 August 2013, Kerinçsiz was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment as part of theErgenekon trials.[5]He was released together with several other suspects in March 2014.[6]
References[edit]
- ^Rainsford, Sarah (21 September 2006)."Turkish novelist case collapses".BBC News Europe.Retrieved11 August2008.
- ^Birch, Nicolas (16 September 2006)."Liberals and Nationalists in Turkey Face Off Again Over Freedom of Speech".EurasiaNet.Retrieved11 August2008.
- ^"Turkish nationalism on the march".The Economist.8 May 2007.Retrieved11 August2008.
- ^Purvis, Andrew (2 October 2005)."Continental Divide".Time.Archived fromthe originalon 20 February 2007.Retrieved11 August2008.
- ^"Long sentences for Ergenekon suspects, life for ex-army chief".Today's Zaman.5 August 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 6 August 2013.
- ^"Art arda tahliyeler".Haber Turk.10 March 2014.
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