Transsexual acquitted of criticizing military in Turkey
Posted on December 24, 2008
Filed Under 365Gay, News
(Ankara) A transsexual singer has been acquitted of charges of criticizing mandatory military service in Turkey.
The law firm of Muhittin Yuzuak says Friday that their client, singer Bulent Ersoy, was acquitted during a hearing Thursday on grounds of freedom of speech. Ersoy is one of Turkey’s best-loved singers.
Ersoy has acknowledged …
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