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Publishers' Union of Turkey has stated that the decision of pulling Hasan Cemal’s and Tuğçe Tatari’s books from the shelves was an indicator of the perception of the government: “They consider the books greater threats than weapons”.

Journalist Tatari’s book “Grandma, I was not really in Diyarbakır” and Cemal’s books “Delila, A Young Woman Guerilla’s Mountain Diaries” and “Kurdistan Diaries in the Solution Process” have been ordered to be pulled off the shelves, Ahmet Işık has also been sentenced to a punitive fine of 1,232 euros for having defamed Binali Yıldırım, Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication.