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Cancer patient sent to prison for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on social media

Cancer patient sent to prison for ‘insulting’ Erdogan on social media

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 15, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

Ayten Sarıkaya Kesler, a 53-year-old Turkish woman with stage 2 cancer, sent to prison on February 12 after being detained at an İstanbul airport upon her arrival from Switzerland, the Cumhuriyet daily reported. The daily said that there was an outstanding arrest...
Turkish expat from Germany detained in Afyon for ‘insulting’ President Erdogan: report

Turkish expat from Germany detained in Afyon for ‘insulting’ President Erdogan: report

by TurkeyPurge | May 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A Turkish expatriate living in Germany has been detained in his hometown of Afyonkarahisar on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the nation’s founder, the Hurriyet daily reported on Wednesday. B.A. allegedly insulted...
Evrensel daily managing editor gets 11 months in jail for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan

Evrensel daily managing editor gets 11 months in jail for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 18, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Çağrı Sarı, the managing editor of leftist daily Evrensel has been given 11 months 20 days prison sentence for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. According to the daily, Sarı found guilty for insulting the president in a column she publish on January...
15 including editor of İzmir-based news portal detained for “insulting” Erdoğan: report

15 including editor of İzmir-based news portal detained for “insulting” Erdoğan: report

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Fourteen people in İzmir and the chief editor of the Redaktif website, Hakan Gülseven, in Balıkesir were detained on Friday on grounds of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Diken news portal reported. Fourteen social media users have been accused of...
Turkey jails 2 more journalists for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan, brings total to 144

Turkey jails 2 more journalists for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan, brings total to 144

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 10, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

A Turkish journalist was arrested on Tuesday night for allegedly “insulting” Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while another one arrested on the same day over “disseminating propaganda” on behalf of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Journalists Togay...

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