Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: RagÄ p Zarakolu ( born 1948 ) is a Turkish human rights activist and publisher who has long faced legal harassment for publishing books on controversial subjects in Turkey , especially on minority and human rights in Turkey .
Simplified: RagÄ p Zarakolu ( born 1948 ) is a Turkish publisher who has long faced legal problems for publishing books on controversial things in Turkey , especially on minority and human rights in Turkey .