by TurkeyPurge | Jul 25, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A Manisa-based lawyer 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 Thursday. Detained at his home and subsequently put in pre-trial detention by a Turgutlu...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Ankara prosecutors have opened an investigation into German journalist of Turkish descent Süheyla Kaplan, over posts on her social media accounts, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Friday. Three posts she shared on Facebook and Twitter are now subject to...
by TurkeyPurge | May 27, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
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...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 18, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Suleyman Uzel, a 59-year-old businessman from Turkey’s western province of Denizli was arrested for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Media reported Monday that Uzel was indicted with insulting Erdogan, a charge that carries a sentence of between one and...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 8, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday filed a legal complaint against Meral Akşener, chairman of the opposition İyi (Good) Party, for allegedly insulting him, Turkish news outlets reported. Erdoğan filed the complaint due to Akşener’s remarks at a rally in...
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