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‘Insulting the President’: Lawyer Efkan Bolaç on trial again, this time over Instagram posts

‘Insulting the President’: Lawyer Efkan Bolaç on trial again, this time over Instagram posts

A lawsuit has been filed against lawyer Efkan Bolaç for “insulting the President” with two Carlos Latuff cartoons that he shared on Instagram. However, the cartoons were posted in 2014, when Erdoğan had not yet been elected the President.

25 January 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Ahmet Bilge draws for bianet

Ahmet Bilge draws for bianet

With his drawings, Ahmet Bilge has been reaching out to his audience from behind bars via bianet, expressing criticisms of current issues concerning politics, the government, poverty and the gap between technology and our lives.

11 January 2022 Ahmet Bilge

Journalist sentenced to prison over ‘news on Erdoğan cartoons’

Journalist sentenced to prison over ‘news on Erdoğan cartoons’

Put on trial over a news report titled “German Cartoonists Have Drawn Erdoğan Badly”, Evrensel newspaper’s news director Cem Şimşek has been sentenced to 11 months, 20 days in prison on charge of “insulting the President.”

Turkey calls on France to ‘take action’ against Charlie Hebdo cartoon

Turkey calls on France to ‘take action’ against Charlie Hebdo cartoon

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Charge D’affaires of France over the satirical magazine’s cartoon of Erdoğan, expressing Turkey’s expectation from the country “to take action against drawings exceeding limits of freedom of expression.”

29 October 2020

Turkey condemns Charlie Hebdo over cartoon of President Erdoğan

Turkey condemns Charlie Hebdo over cartoon of President Erdoğan

Vice President Oktay and Communications Director Altun have slammed Charlie Hebdo magazine over a recent cartoon about President Erdoğan. Vice Minister of Culture Çam has also responded on Twitter with French swearwords.

28 October 2020

‘Everyone is a Bit of a Prisoner These Days…’

AHMET BİLGE DRAWS FOR BIANET

‘Everyone is a Bit of a Prisoner These Days…’

Behind bars for 26 years, writer and illustrator Ahmet Bilge draws for bianet. In his last letter, he has sent his drawings about the coronavirus outbreak, attaching the note, “Everyone is a bit of a prisoner these days…”

‘They Didn’t Give Me My Own Book Because It was in Kurdish’

AHMET BİLGE DRAWS FOR BIANET

‘They Didn’t Give Me My Own Book Because It was in Kurdish’

Behind bars for 26 years, writer and illustrator Ahmet Bilge draws for bianet.

‘No One Talks About This Injustice’

AHMET BİLGE DRAWS FOR BİANET

‘No One Talks About This Injustice’

Behind bars for 26 years, writer and illustrator Ahmet Bilge has drawn for bianet.

24 February 2020

'Maybe There is So Much Heat in This Geography to Avoid Facing the Real Problems...'

AHMET BİLGE DRAWS FOR BİANET

'Maybe There is So Much Heat in This Geography to Avoid Facing the Real Problems...'

Behind bars for 26 years, writer and illustrator Ahmet Bilge has sent his "heated" drawings to bianet, attaching the note, "Maybe there is so much heat in this geography to avoid facing the real problems, who knows?"

3 February 2020

Drawings That Could Escape Prison

AHMET BİLGE DRAWS FOR BİANET

Drawings That Could Escape Prison

Behind bars for 26 years, writer and illustrator Ahmet Bilge has sent bianet his drawings "that were not found objectionable by the censorship committee."

30 December 2019

‘It is Pretty Hard Work to Do it Behind Bars’

AHMET BİLGE DRAWS FOR BIANET

‘It is Pretty Hard Work to Do it Behind Bars’

Behind bars for 26 years, writer and illustrator Ahmet Bilge has drawn for bianet: “If you want the drawings to be in color, I can do it. But, it is pretty hard work to do it behind bars.”

19 November 2019

‘Please, Protect from Breaking’

MEHMET BOĞATEKİN DRAWS

‘Please, Protect from Breaking’

Mehmet Boğatekin, who has been behind bars for 22 years, has shared 12 of his drawings with bianet with the message "Please, protect from breaking".

20 September 2019

Court Acquits Cartoonist Accused of Defaming Religion

Court Acquits Cartoonist Accused of Defaming Religion

A court in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak ruled to acquit Ayhan Kiraz yesterday, clearing him of charges pertaining to a cartoon he had drawn in response to a spat between the Education and Science Workers’ Union (Eğitim-Sen) and the religious establishment in the district of Çaycuma.

27 September 2012 Ekin Karaca