Bulent Ersoy is a transsexual singer in Turkey. Ersoy was charged with "turning the people against military service" after making comments against a military campaign against Kurdish guerrillas in Turkey, but was acquitted of charges in December 2008.AlertNet:Turkish court acquits transsexual singer(December 19, 2008)
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Ersoy was charged with "turning the people against military service" after making comments against a military campaign against Kurdish guerrillas in Turkey. The trial began in January 2008. Ersoy was acquitted in December 2008 because the court said she has the right to freedom of speech. She was 56 years old when acquitted. Ersoy said that if she had a son, she would tell him not to participate in military campaigns against Kurdish guerrillas. In Turkey, making insulting remarks about the government and its institutions is illegal.AlertNet:Turkish court acquits transsexual singer(December 19, 2008)
