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Turkey to Prosecute Publishers of Noam Chomsky Book


Turkey to Prosecute Publishers of Noam Chomsky Book

Cihan News Agency

The Chief Public Prosecution Office has decided to prosecute two publishers for publishing a book renowned American intellectual, Noam Chomsky, accusing them of degrading the Turkish identity and the Turkish Republic.


The office prepared an indictment against the two publishing house that released the book written by Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman titled Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.


The indictment claimed that certain extracts from the book degrades the Turkish identity and the Turkish Republic, and fuels hatred and discrimination among the people.


Publishers Omer Faruk Kurhan and Lutfi Taylan Tosun could face up to 6 years in prison if found guilty.