In September 2002 a Turkish court finally reduced his sentence to life imprisonment.

The books were impounded immediately by a Turkish court.

The companies say the accusations are a form of harassment and are fighting them in Turkish courts.

Then he applied to the Turkish constitutional court about the reform package, because the president is unable to veto amendments for the second time.

More important, he added, Turkish courts would be unlikely to convict even if the poetry reader were arrested.

A Turkish court sentenced her to six months jail for "obstructing the education of others".

She was later acquitted by the Turkish court of first instance in its first sitting.

Last month, a Turkish court shut down one of the leading pro-Kurdish political parties.

Quite clearly, the ball is in the Turkish court.

A Turkish court overturned a similar law eight years ago, after it was used almost exclusively to punish women.