insulting president

IFEX calls for sharing “World of Tayyips” caricature on Twitter to act in solidarity with politicians and four students who have been tried over the caricature.

An investigation has been launched against HDP İstanbul MP Erkan Baş on charge of “insulting the President” for using the word “dictator” in his social media posts.

Tried for insulting President Erdoğan, Arınç, Bahçeli, Kuzu, Davutoğlu and Gökçek, Fırat Erdem has been sentenced to 7 years, 7 months and 19 days in prison.

HDP Group Deputy Chair Yıldırım has been sentenced to 14 months in prison on charge of “insulting the president” and has been imposed a penalty over TCK 53/1 meaning “prohibition from political rights”.

14 people including ÖDP and June Movement administrator Kılıç and Çakır from Community Centres have been detained in a house raid on charges of “Insulting the president” and “propagandizing for five illegal organizations”.

Following President Erdoğan’s statement of withdrawing defamation cases, the cases on the CHP and MHP have been withdrawn yet the ones on the HDP remain.

Dutch columnist Umar detained in Kuşadası on charge of “insulting President” has taken decision to go out of citizenship of Turkey.

DİHA correspondent Bilal Güldem detained on Saturday was arrested yesterday (April 24). Dutch journalist Ebru Umar over “insulting president”, journalist Ümit Zileli for calling Diyarbakır Prison Warden “torturer” have been taken into custody.

Prof. Dr. Neşe Özgen has sued President Erdoğan for damages over his insults against the academics.

Douglas Murray from the Spectator Magazine has asked its readers in protest of Erdoğan to write rude limericks about Erdoğan and send them by June 23.

Five of the six people detained over insulting President Erdoğan and “terror propaganda” have been arrested in Urfa.

BirGün columnist Barış İnce has been sentenced to 21 months of prison for his acrostic plea in the suit brought on charge of defaming President Erdoğan and his son Bilal Erdoğan. The penalty hasn’t been suspended.

Eight people from Yalova being judged over chanting “Thief, murderer Erdoğan”, and expressing they exercised their freedom of expression have been acquitted.

Summary of proceedings has been prepared by Ankara Chief Public Prosecution on CHP Chairperson Kılıçdaroğlu for insulting President Erdoğan.

Anti-Terror teams have raided house of the child whose Facebook account was under police monitoring for nine months. 13-year-old A.Ş. has testified in prosecution on charge of “insulting president”.

Action has been brought against program managers demanding jail term of 5 years and 4 months over “Murderer Erdoğan” banner appearing in news program titled “Kanal D News Good Morning”.

Elijah Wood playing the part of Frodo in Lord of the Rings trilogy has said Bilgin Çiftçi facing jail term is “horrible” independently of Gollum is evil or not.