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The Short Life of the Harakiri Magazine

The Short Life of the Harakiri Magazine

The Children Protection Board decided that some drawings in the satiric Harakiri magazine were harmful to children. The magazine was handed down a TL 150,000 fine that forced the owners to cease publication for good after the second issue.

29 June 2011 Işıl Cinmen

Protection Board: "Beat Generation" Immoral

Protection Board: "Beat Generation" Immoral

The Prime Ministerial Board for the Protection of Children from Harmful Publications demanded punishment for the book "The Soft Machine" because it does "not comply with the social morality". Sel Publishing called this an "outrageous injustice done to a work of art".