Article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Code:
1. A person who publicly denigrates Turkishness, the State of the Republic of Turkey or the Grand National Assembly of Turkey shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of six months to three years.
2. A person who publicly degrades the Government of the Republic of Turkey, the judicial bodies of the State or the military or security organisations of the State shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of six months to two years.
3. In cases where denigration of Turkishness is committed by a Turkish citizen in another country the punishment shall be increased by one third.
4. The expression of an opinion for the purpose of criticism does not constitute an offence.
1. A person who publicly denigrates Turkishness, the State of the Republic of Turkey or the Grand National Assembly of Turkey shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of six months to three years.
2. A person who publicly degrades the Government of the Republic of Turkey, the judicial bodies of the State or the military or security organisations of the State shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of six months to two years.
3. In cases where denigration of Turkishness is committed by a Turkish citizen in another country the punishment shall be increased by one third.
4. The expression of an opinion for the purpose of criticism does not constitute an offence.
Hrant Dink, BBC Turkish, London, 2015:
"Never! I would never think of living somewhere else. There are beautiful cities in the countries that I have visited etc. But I am really very happy of the country that I live in…
First of all... You might find this a bit weird, but I am not someone who would just get into a readily made heaven of freedoms. If I were like that, I would come here years ago like others. I want to create my own heaven fighting for it. I am coming from such a tradition. I mean fighting is a more favourable way of life for me. Fighting, or struggling is still crucial for Istanbul and for Turkey. Istanbul is more like a heaven for me."
Hrant Dink, BBC Türkce, Londra, 2015:
"Aslaa!Hic te yasamayi düsünmüyorum, gezdigim ülkerlerde cok güzel sehirler var falan filan , ben yani yasadigim ülkeden inanilmaz derecede cok memnunum. En basta da sey var ,size biraz garip gelicek ama ben böyle hazir özgürlükler cennetine gelip hazirdan konucak bir insan tipinde biri degilim. Olsaydim gelirdim yillar önce falan bizde baskalari gibi cikardik. Ben kendi cennetimi biraz didiserek kendim yaratmak isteyen bir yapim var öyle bir gelenekten geliyorum.yani biraz kavga etmek daha güzel bir yasam gibi geliyor bana. Istanbul da Türkiye de kavganin bu anlamda kavganin mücadelenin diyelim cok ve hala gerekli oldugu bir yer ora bana daha cennet geliyor..."
"Never! I would never think of living somewhere else. There are beautiful cities in the countries that I have visited etc. But I am really very happy of the country that I live in…
First of all... You might find this a bit weird, but I am not someone who would just get into a readily made heaven of freedoms. If I were like that, I would come here years ago like others. I want to create my own heaven fighting for it. I am coming from such a tradition. I mean fighting is a more favourable way of life for me. Fighting, or struggling is still crucial for Istanbul and for Turkey. Istanbul is more like a heaven for me."
Hrant Dink, BBC Türkce, Londra, 2015:
"Aslaa!Hic te yasamayi düsünmüyorum, gezdigim ülkerlerde cok güzel sehirler var falan filan , ben yani yasadigim ülkeden inanilmaz derecede cok memnunum. En basta da sey var ,size biraz garip gelicek ama ben böyle hazir özgürlükler cennetine gelip hazirdan konucak bir insan tipinde biri degilim. Olsaydim gelirdim yillar önce falan bizde baskalari gibi cikardik. Ben kendi cennetimi biraz didiserek kendim yaratmak isteyen bir yapim var öyle bir gelenekten geliyorum.yani biraz kavga etmek daha güzel bir yasam gibi geliyor bana. Istanbul da Türkiye de kavganin bu anlamda kavganin mücadelenin diyelim cok ve hala gerekli oldugu bir yer ora bana daha cennet geliyor..."
Video by Club HAVERA & Songül Sönmez.
Camera & Edit: Özgün Yarar
Music: Turgut Erçetin (String Quartet No.1 “December”) Thanks to: Reha Refik Taşçı Onur Serdar Yeşim Yaprak Yıldız |