content tagged with Bülent Ersoy

Prosecutor Denies Transsexual Singer Right of Free Speech

Prosecutor Denies Transsexual Singer Right of Free Speech

Following the acquittal of singer Bülent Ersoy for her criticism of cross-border operations into Northern Iraq last year, the prosecutor in the case is insisting on an appeal, arguing that Ersoy's medical inability to have children is an insult to Turkish mothers.

11 February 2009 Emine Özcan

Transsexual Celebrity Acquitted Of “Alienating People From Military Service

Famous transsexual singer Bülent Ersoy is acquitted of the accusation of “alienating people from military service”, which she faced for her words during a TV show that if she had a son she would not send him to the war with the PKK in the east.

19 December 2008

Writer Cezmi Ersoz Sued For Alienating People From Military Service

After transsexual singer Bülent Ersoy, writer Cezmi Ersöz is also sued for writing a story that allegedly alienates people from military service. Both Ersoy and Ersöz will appear before court on October 30.

28 October 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Celebrity Defends Her Words Against War Deaths In Northern Iraq Operations

Celebrity Defends Her Words Against War Deaths In Northern Iraq Operations

Transsexual singer and celebrity Bülent Ersoy, on trial for alienating people from military service, defended his words by repeating that he was simply expressing his opinion for a solution without deaths.

24 September 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Celebrity Sued For “Alienating People From Military Service”

In a TV show during the Northern Iraq military operation, the famous singer Ersoy demanded “solution instead of death” and Bakırköy Public Prosecutor sues her for “alienating people from military service.”

Civil Disobedience Restarts: 200 People Commit The “Thought Crime”.

Civil Disobedience Restarts: 200 People Commit The “Thought Crime”.

The Initiative Against Thought Crime restarts its activities as a reaction to the increased number of law suits targeting people who simply express their opinions. 200 people report themselves to the authorities for the same “crime”.

Newspaper Investigated for Anti-Militarist Support

After one of their writers was taken into custody for an article he wrote, two representatives of the Taraf newspaper have been investigated for supporting the anti-militarist statement of singer Bülent Ersoy.

20 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Anti-War Voices Getting Louder

Parties and organisations of the left have condemned the operations and are calling for peace.

3 March 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

Nationalist Uproar at Singer’s Anti-War Stance

Nationalist Uproar at Singer’s Anti-War Stance

Singer Bülent Ersoy’s courageous anti-war utterances on live TV have provoked a nationalist backlash and an investigation.

27 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,Gökçe Gündüç,Anna Çeliker