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CHP deputy faces investigation on accusations of insulting Erdoğan

An investigation has been launched into main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Engin Altay on accusations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in comments he...

Local mayor dismissed from office for insulting President Erdoğan

Turkey’s Ministry of Interior Affairs on Thursday dismissed a local mayor from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) after he was convicted of insulting the...

Elderly man sentenced to read, summarize Erdoğan’s biography for insulting him

An İstanbul court sentenced 75-year-old Ali Şahin, who was accused of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to read and summarize 24 books, including...

Turkey sees record hike in investigations, prosecutions for allegedly insulting president

More than 20,000 investigations were launched into Turkish citizens in 2017 on accusations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a record increase over prior...

Turkish journalist gets suspended sentence for insulting Erdoğan

A Turkish journalist was handed down a suspended sentence of two years, five months in prison on Thursday for insulting Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip...

Court reduces sentence of 78-year-old for insulting Turkish president to 7 years

A Turkish appeals court has reversed a lower court sentence of eight years, two months in prison for 78-year-old Ali Ergin Güran and handed...

TV anchorman testifies to prosecutor over allegations of insulting President Erdoğan

Turkey’s Fox TV anchorman Fatih Portakal testified to a prosecutor on Thursday as part of an investigation launched over tweets criticizing censorship of a...

[UPDATE] Investigation launched into CHP leader, deputies over insulting Erdoğan with caricature

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan filed a criminal case against Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and 72 deputies on accusations of insulting him by posting a...

Famous singer Zuhal Olcay gets suspended sentence for insulting Erdoğan

The İstanbul Regional Court’s 2nd Penal Chamber on Thursday handed down a suspended 11 month, 20 day sentence to famous pop singer Zuhal Olcay...

Academic from Scottish university arrested in Turkey for criticizing Erdoğan

An outspoken Aberdeen University academic has been arrested in Turkey for posting critical commentary online about the country’s leader. Lawyer Hanifi Barış, who graduated from...

[UPDATE] 6 ODTÜ students detained over placard ‘insulting’ Erdoğan

Two more students from Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara were detained on Monday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, bringing...

Journalist goes on trial for insulting Erdoğan in ‘fascist dictatorship’ column

Thursday saw the start of the trial of Kamil Tekin Sürek, a columnist for the Evrensel daily, on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip...

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