October 6, 2006

Turkish Court Acquits U. of Arizona Scholar

By AISHA LABI

A University of Arizona professor was acquitted by an Istanbul court this month of the charge of "denigrating Turkishness" in her latest novel.

Elif Shafak, an assistant professor of Turkish and women's studies in the university's department of Near Eastern studies, had been charged with the offense under a controversial provision of Turkey's penal code, Article 301, which criminalizes insults to the republic, Turkishness, and various state institutions. Ms. Shafak, a Turkish citizen,

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