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Turkey investigates chairs of 12 bar associations for insult due to statement on military operations

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the presidents of 12 bar associations across the country on allegations of insulting the Turkish state due...

Interior minister backs conviction of İstanbul mayor, says he will suspend him if verdict upheld

Turkey’s interior minister has applauded the conviction of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on insult charges, saying he will suspend İmamoğlu if a higher court...

İstanbul mayor’s ‘insult’ trial resumes ahead of elections

İstanbul's popular opposition mayor faced a new hearing on Wednesday in a politically-charged trial that could bar him from seeking office months before next...

Main opposition leader to sue Erdoğan for defamation

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), is planning to sue President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for defamation in remarks...

Turkey summons Swedish envoy over images ‘insulting’ Erdoğan: report

Turkey summoned the Swedish ambassador on Monday after images that allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and served as Kurdish militant propaganda were projected...

Social media celebrity faces 7 years in prison for flushing Turkish lira down the toilet in video

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of more than seven years for a social media celebrity who was briefly detained in late October...

Social media celebrity detained for throwing Turkish lira into a toilet in video

Mika Can Raun, a social media celebrity, was detained after releasing a video on Instagram in which she flushes TL 100 ($5.37) down the...

Diyarbakır Bar officials acquitted of insult in ‘Armenian genocide’ statement

A Turkish court has acquitted the former president and 10 executives of a bar association in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır on charges...

Erdoğan files complaint against German politician who likened him to a ‘sewer rat’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint against a German politician on allegations of insulting and defaming him in remarks likening...

Following Erdoğan slur, Germany says insulting statements have no place in int’l relations

In an apparent move to distance itself from the controversial statements of a German politician who likened Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to a...

Turkish first lady files complaint against BirGün daily editor for insult

Turkey’s first lady, Emine Erdoğan, filed a criminal complaint against Gökay Başcan, editor of the BirGün daily, for publishing a story covering a ban...

Journalist refuses to pay fine, sent to jail for insulting AKP lawmaker

A journalist and the head of a journalist association in eastern Turkey was sent to jail after he refused to pay a fine he...

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