by TurkeyPurge | Jul 18, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
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 caricature of him deemed to be offensive on social media. The caricature, called...
by TurkeyPurge | May 31, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least five people have been arrested in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa on charges of “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and “disseminating terrorist propaganda,” the Hürriyet daily reported on Tuesday. According to the daily, a total of 26 people...
by TurkeyPurge | May 8, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A university student has been sentenced to house arrest for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by retweeting a tweet. According to senfika.org, Kardelen Aritman was detained on Monday by police after she retweeted a tweet that allegedly insulted the...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 23, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Seven people were arrested for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during protests held in İzmir in the aftermath of an April 16 referendum, the Diken news portal reported on Saturday. According to the report, police detained at least 21 individuals for...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Fikret Yorgun, a staunch Bursapor fan, on Wednesday received a suspended jail sentence of eleven months for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Facebook post in 2016. According to the Diken news portal, Yorgun was arrested on Sept.7, 2016. After...
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