Middle East - Voice of America: Turkish Actors Protest State Control of Theaters

Middle East - Voice of America middle-east

Turkish Actors Protest State Control of Theaters May 21st 2012, 19:26 ISTANBUL - Hundreds of actors and supporters of free expression recently demonstrated in the heart of Istanbul against what they call growing political control of the country's municipal and state theaters. Istanbul City Theater sparked controversy with its April 2012 production of Daily Obscene Secrets by Chilean playwright Marco Antonio de la Parra. Conservative media outlets condemned the play as "vulgarity at the hands of the state," after which Istanbul Mayor Kadir ... Media files: F3D470C6-BC0E-4428-B5A7-21E491464DF4_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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