Turkish Pianist Fazil Say's Conviction Canceled, Retrial Ordered

A Turkish court canceled the conviction of Fazil Say, the classical pianist and composer, on charges of inciting hatred and insulting Islam, ordering a retrial, state-run Anatolia news agency says today. * The court ruled that Say, who was given a suspended sentence of 10 months in prison on April 15 by a lower court, was not fully informed of his rights regarding the verdict and there were procedural errors, Anatolia says * Today’s decision was taken in response to an appeal by Say’s lawyer Meltem Akyol, Anatolia says * NOTE: The case against Say, who has played with the New York Philharmonic and Berlin Symphony orchestras, was based on about half a dozen postings on Twitter