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Jailed writers denied access to own books under emergency rule

Jailed writers denied access to own books under emergency rule

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 20, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Jailed writers Kerem Bilen and Fırat Can were denied access to the books they wrote in prison due to post-coup emergency measures. Mehmet Salih Erşari, the editor of the publisher Arjen Yayinlari said the authors cannot take a copy of their own books. “It is a great...

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