Turkey: Contextual Information

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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ENGLISH PEN'S WRITERS IN PRISON COMMITTEE WORK ON TURKEY:

• Read about the Turkish writers the WiPC is campaigning for:
• Omer ASAN
• Leyla ZANA
• Click here to read WiPC member Jonathan Fryer's report on the trial of Dr. Fikret Baskaya, charged under Turkey's anti-terror laws for his writing about the Kurds
• Read news bulletins from the WiPC:
• Acquittal for Omer Asan and Fikret Baskaya
• Europe Minister expresses concern about Leyla Zana, pays tribute to the WiPC

CONTEXT:

• Read the 2003 Annual Report on the country by Reporters Sans Frontières

• Find out about Turkish literature

• Check out our list of Recommended literature    

• Read about the Turkish language

• Learn about the media in Turkey

• Read a Country Overview

• See a map of Turkey