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Put on trial over his remarks in criticism of President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, İlyas Salman said at his first hearing: "I did not degrade the people, but uttered some critical remarks as a warning to the people voting for the current government".

Briefly detained for dancing on the gate of the Surp Takavor Armenian Church in İstanbul’s Kadıköy in July 2021, three people now face up to 1 year in prison each for “publicly degrading the religious values of a segment of society.”