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The court board has issued a warrant against musician Ferhat Tunç in the trial for “insulting” Binali Yıldırım, the then Prime Minister of Turkey from the ruling AKP.

The Darmstadt Prosecutor’s Office has rejected the local court’s request for taking the statement of Ferhat Tunç in Germany. The musician is charged with “provoking the public to hatred and hostility” and “insulting the President” with a social media post.

Put on trial over his social media posts and charged with “terror propaganda”, musician Ferhat Tunç’s trial continued at the 37th İstanbul Heavy Penal Court. The Darmstadt Prosecutor’s Office has rejected Turkey's request for taking his statement in Germany.

Freemuse has launched a campaign for musician Ferhat Tunç, who has been given prison sentences in several lawsuits in Turkey. The five-language campaign demands that the charges brought against him be dropped.