An Eskisehir man who works as a motorcycle courier was remanded in prison on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a charge that carries a sentence of between one and four years, media reported Monday.
Detained at his home and subsequently put in pre-trial detention by an Eskisehir court, the 44-year-old man is accused of insulting Erdogan in his four social media postings.
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