Artist: Pablo Neruda
Confronting Bodies: The Turkish State Security Court
Date of Action: 2002
Specific Location: Turkey
Description of Artwork: Pablo Neruda's poem, "Songs to mothers whose sons have died," is a tribute to those bereaved of the Spanish Civil War.
Description of Incident: Neruda's poem was published in a Turkish magazine, "Stance on Cultural Living." Shortly after the issue's release, it became the target of the Turkish State Security Court's prosecution.
Results of Incident: The magazine was banned, the editor, Ahu Zeynep Gorgun, and owner, Muharrem Cenzip, have been charged with "spreading terrorist propaganda."
Source: Index on Censorship, 1/03
Submitted By: NCAC