Hüseyin Kalkan (c. 1950) is the former mayor of Batman in Southeast Anatolia, Turkey, and a member of the Democratic Society Party (DTP). He gained international notoriety November 2008 after he announced plans to sue Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight film, over the allegedly unauthorized use of his city's name.[2][3][4]
Hüseyin Kalkan | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Batman | |
| In office 2002[1]–2009[1] | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Akin[1] |
| Succeeded by | Necdet Atalay[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1950 (age 73–74) [citation needed] |
In August 2007, British newspaper The Guardian, as an aside in the last of a 25 paragraph story concerning honor suicide in the region, claimed that Kalkan had been awarded damages by DC Comics for using his city's name in their Batman comic book franchise.[5] However, the 2008 news coverage reporting on the Nolan lawsuit (including The Guardian[6]) made no mention of this claim.[2][3][4][7][8][9][10][11][12] In fact, news sources made a point of noting that Kalkan was not suing DC Comics[13][14] nor had he raised concerns about infringement before the Nolan lawsuit.[4][15][16][17][18]
In September 2008 the mayor was sentenced to a year imprisonment for promoting terrorism[19] for which in 2019 the European Court of Human Rights sentenced Turkey to pay Kalkan the sum of 3500 Euros in compensation.[20] After the DTP was banned by the Constitutional Court in 2009, he was prohibited to get active in politics for five years.[21]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Orhan, Mehmet (2015-10-16). Political Violence and Kurds in Turkey: Fragmentations, Mobilizations, Participations & Repertoires. Routledge. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-317-42044-6.
- ^ a b "Holy court action! Can 'Dark Knight' beat Turkish mayor?". CNN. November 13, 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Bailey, Charlotte (November 11, 2008). "Turkish mayor suing Batman director for 'stealing his city's name'". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- ^ a b c Jaafar, Ali (November 11, 2008). "Mayor of Batman sues WB, Nolan". Variety. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
No one from the town of Batman has explained why it took so many years to take legal action.
- ^ Smith, Helena (August 23, 2007). "When wrong boyfriends or clothes lead daughters to kill themselves". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2013-08-31. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
- ^ Child, Ben (November 11, 2008). "Batman launches suit against Christopher Nolan". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ^ "Christopher Nolan being sued by Batman". Access Hollywood. November 11, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ^ Bing, Stanley (November 13, 2008). "Batman Riddle in Turkey". TheStreet.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ^ "Batman sues Batman". Los Angeles Times. November 12, 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ^ Sherwin, Adam (November 11, 2008). "People: Hermione Norris, Pink, Ridley Scott, Yoko Ono, Beyoncé". The Times. London. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ^ "'Batman' mayor sues the Dark Knight". Sky News. November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ^ Doherty, Brian (November 13, 2008). "He's Fought the Penguin, Now He's Got to Take on Turkey". Reason. Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ^ Mendelson, Scott (November 12, 2008). "The real story behind that inexplicable Turkey, Batman lawsuit". Film Threat. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
Why not sue DC Comics....?
- ^ "Real life Batman faces super test". Hürriyet. November 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-11-12. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
Kalkan is going to sue Christopher Nolan, the director of the latest Batman movie "The Dark Night," not DC Comics, the creator of the superhero.
- ^ "'Gothan City' sues Batman". Independent Online (South Africa). November 14, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
So far it hasn't been explained why the city of Batman hasn't raised concerns before, as the character Batman has been around as a comic since 1939 and had a series of big budget US films with the character named in the title since 1989.
- ^ Akbar, Arifa (November 13, 2008). "Mayor of Batman takes on the might of Gotham City". The Independent. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
No one from the town of Batman has explained why it has taken so many years to take legal action.
[dead link] - ^ Modine, Austin (November 12, 2008). "Batman sues Batman over Batman". The Register. Archived from the original on 2008-11-13. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
Of course, one could also speculate the city could have figured this out much sooner with the assistance of Batman, the world's greatest detective.
- ^ Serpe, Gina (November 12, 2008). "Batman's Latest Archenemy: Batman". E! Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
Where hizzoner has been the past 70 years?
- ^ Önderoğlu, Erol (3 September 2008). "DTP Mayor Convicted For Praising Pro-Kurdish Roj TV". bianet.org.
- ^ "ECtHR: Former Mayor of Batman Shall be Paid Compensation". Bianet. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Turkey's Constitutional Court closes DTP - Hurriyet Daily News". Hürriyet Daily News. 2011-10-07. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
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