Turkish-French author Nedim Gürsel still faces a lawsuit for his novel “Allah’ın Kızları” (Daughters of God). The novel, which was released last year in March by Doğan Publishing House, is still being tried for insulting religious values under Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code. Gürsel was first tried for his second novel. The storybook titled “Kadınlar Kitabı” (Women’s Book), which was released in 1983 and removed from shelves in the same week, was charged with having offended the public, Hurriyet Daily News says.
Gürsel left Turkey in the same year and moved to Paris, where he still lives and serves as the president of France’s National Center for Scientific Research, or CNRS.
