insulting the president

BirGün newspaper journalist İnce on trial for insulting then PM Erdoğan and son Bilal Erdoğan has been fined 10,620 TL for “offending persons’ honor, reputation and respectability”. The court did not abate the sentence because İnce was not seen to “show regret”.

A banner depicting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a Hitler-like mustache resulted in 3 insult cases across Turkey with different procedures.

Upon a motion submitted by Progressive Lawyers Union, Onur Kılıç has been released today for charges related to insulting the president.

Peoples’ Democratic Party Ayla Akat Ata requested the removal of Turkish Penal Code Article 299 on insulting the president departing from international treaties.

BirGün newspaper editor-in-chief Barış İnce has been charged with 4 years and 8 months of prison for insulting pthe president of Turkey when he defended himself with an acrostic.

Following the arrest of three individuals for “insulting the president”, police raided the apartment of United June Movement activist Buğra Aydoğan affiliated with Freedom and Solidarity Party for similar charges. Later on, he was arrested.

Freedom and Solidarity Party’s (ÖDP) Izmir Provincial board member and United June Movement Izmir coordination member Onur Kılıç has been arrested for insulting the president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Freedom and Solidarity Party’s (ÖDP) Izmir Provincial board member and United June Movement Izmir coordination member Onur Kılıç have been detained by anti-terror teams for charges related to “insulting the president”.