Turkish writer cleared of insulting Ataturk

A Turkish writer charged with insulting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk has been cleared by a court in Istanbul amid calls from the European Union for the country to repeal repressive laws curbing freedom of expression. Ipek Calislar wrote a biography of Ataturk's wife which claimed he had fled an assassination attempt dressed in women's clothing. Insulting Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish state, is a specific crime in Turkey. (Via International Herald Tribune)