Istanbul in the Dark
01/29/2008
Hagia Sophia on a January Night; photo by dr. Fil
Istanbul is such a beautiful city, but sometimes the lights are dimmed by more than nighttime. The elightenment brought to the country by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk has not gone far enough to reach today’s understanding of free speech and academic debate, as Professor Atilla Yayla found, having just been handed down a 15-month suspended jail term on account of insulting the state’s founder. (Source: BBC)
pengovsky said,
January 29, 2008 @ 9:03 pm
That’s one awesome photo! Not so awesome news, though 🙁
dr.filomena said,
January 30, 2008 @ 10:52 pm
And today they seem to be particularly deep into the whole headscarf debate… Such an interesting and complex country…