Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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President Erdoğan: I Don’t Have the Right to Extend 45 Days

President Erdoğan: I Don’t Have the Right to Extend 45 Days

The President Erdoğan told he couldn’t “extend” 45-day period for forming the government.

Defendant Accuses Deceased Journalist: He Fell on the Knife

Defendant Accuses Deceased Journalist: He Fell on the Knife

Defendant Azizoğlu said “I didn’t kill him, he fell on the knife,” in the first session of the trial of deceased journalist Nuh Köklü. Lawyer Erdem indicated defendant’s brother wrote a letter to the President Erdoğan.

Demirtaş Makes an Allegation against Davutoğlu and Erdoğan

Demirtaş Makes an Allegation against Davutoğlu and Erdoğan

HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş made an allegation against the President Erdoğan and PM Ahmet Davutoğlu.

The President Erdoğan: Our Only Concern is Islam

The President Erdoğan: Our Only Concern is Islam

The President Erdoğan stressed their only concern was Islam and they suffered from sectarianism in Indonesia and told there were Muslims who defended atheists.

Erdoğan: Resolution Process is Improbable, We Call Everybody to Account

Erdoğan: Resolution Process is Improbable, We Call Everybody to Account

The President Erdoğan stated: “HDP officials should pay the price,” while saying parliamentary immunity of HDP deputies should be lifted. Erdoğan added he wasn’t in favor of closing parties.

Journalist Fined for Second Time for Insulting the President Erdoğan

Journalist Fined for Second Time for Insulting the President Erdoğan

BirGün Newspaper's Editor-in-Chief Barış İnce was fined 7 thousand 500 Turkish liras for allegedly insulting the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Acquittal of “Mad Sultan in an Illegal Palace” News

Acquittal of “Mad Sultan in an Illegal Palace” News

Hanife Şahan put on trial for 4 years and 8 months in prison was acquitted. Amnesty International TR Director said “To insult a president isn’t a crime.”

12 June 2015 Erol Önderoğlu

Erdoğan Breaks His Silence after 3 Days and 22 Hours

Erdoğan Breaks His Silence after 3 Days and 22 Hours

The President Erdoğan said “Nobody should doubt that I’ll do my constitutional duty,” and added he invited Deniz Baykal since Baykal was the eldest Member of Parliament.

Former Leader of CHP: “Erdoğan isn’t against the Coalition of Opposition Parties”

Former Leader of CHP: “Erdoğan isn’t against the Coalition of Opposition Parties”

Deniz Baykal met the President Erdoğan and indicated that Erdoğan could admit all coalition possibilities.

Erdoğan: NY Times! What’s The Odds Even If You’re A Newspaper?

Erdoğan: NY Times! What’s The Odds Even If You’re A Newspaper?

The President Erdoğan targeted New York Times and said “They have their eyes on us. What’s the odds even if you’re a newspaper? Even you apply the hate speech?

Journalists Associations Support Can Dündar Threatened by Erdoğan

Journalists Associations Support Can Dündar Threatened by Erdoğan

Journalists Associations responded to Erdoğan’s threat against Chief Editor of Cumhuriyet Daily, Can Dündar.

Erdoğan Threatens to Sue Can Dündar

Erdoğan Threatens to Sue Can Dündar

The President Erdoğan threatened Chief Editor of Cumhuriyet Daily, Can Dündar “He will pay a heavy price for it. He can’t get away with it.”

Erdoğan Points another Female Journalist as a Target

Erdoğan Points another Female Journalist as a Target

The President Erdoğan pointed journalist Nevşin Mengü as a target owing to her Twitter dialogue with a follower.

Erdoğan Finds Fine Too Little in “Faggot” Case, Gets 10 Thousand Liras Extra

Erdoğan Finds Fine Too Little in “Faggot” Case, Gets 10 Thousand Liras Extra

LGBTI activist and lawyer Levent Pişkin was sentenced to 10 thousand liras more in fines because of his “fag” tweet. Lacking the means to pay the fine, Pişkin plans to start a solidarity campaign.

16 April 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Erdoğan: It Will Go In One Ear and Out From the Other

Erdoğan: It Will Go In One Ear and Out From the Other

"They have Armenians living in their countries, so many of which live in Turkey. We could have deported them, but we didn’t." said President Erdoğan.

Gökçek vs Arınç Spat Causes “Unrest” Amid AKP Grassroots

Gökçek vs Arınç Spat Causes “Unrest” Amid AKP Grassroots

A full-blown spat between Vice PM Arınç and Ankara Mayor Gökçek after President Erdoğan’s comments on Turkey’s resolution process revealed a transition of power that caused unrest amid ruling party AKP grassroots.

Arınç: Our President Might Be Deformed By His Words

Arınç: Our President Might Be Deformed By His Words

“One of the steps to make concerning the resolution process is to form a monitoring committee. We have a roadmap,” Vice PM Bülent Arınç said as he spoke positively on Öcalan’s Newroz message.

Every Caricaturist in Turkey Will Face A Complaint By Erdoğan!

Every Caricaturist in Turkey Will Face A Complaint By Erdoğan!

After a “sympathizer”s complaint, Penguen magazine caricaturists Baruter and Aydoğan face trial for charges related to insulting the “prime minister. Here is the timeline…

20 March 2015 Erol Önderoğlu

Erdoğan: I Don’t Look at Monitoring Committee Positively

Erdoğan: I Don’t Look at Monitoring Committee Positively

President Erdoğan said that he didn’t look at the idea of a monitoring committee to the resolution of the Kurdish problem positively. The member names, on the other hand, are still unknown and pending clarification.

HDP Leader's One Sentence Speech Pledges “Erdoğan Won’t Be the President”

HDP Leader's One Sentence Speech Pledges “Erdoğan Won’t Be the President”

Making the shortest speech ever in a parliamentary party meeting, Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş pledged that they would not let Erdoğan “elected as the President”.

Dead Gezi Protestor’s Mother Discontinued From “Threat” Charges

Dead Gezi Protestor’s Mother Discontinued From “Threat” Charges

An investigation for charges related to “threatening Recep Tayyip Erdoğan” against Hatice Cömert, mother of dead Gezi protestor Abdullah Cömert, has been discontinued on the grounds that her words were not “a threat but malediction”.

3 Different Case Procedures For “Hitler-Seeming” Erdoğan Banner

3 Different Case Procedures For “Hitler-Seeming” Erdoğan Banner

A banner depicting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a Hitler-like mustache resulted in 3 insult cases across Turkey with different procedures.

16 March 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Ex-Chief Spy Back to Post After Withdrawing From Pre-Candidacy

Ex-Chief Spy Back to Post After Withdrawing From Pre-Candidacy

Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s ex-spy chief, has been reappointed to his post after from abandoning plans to run for parliament.

14 Columnists Appear With Same Headline to Defend Kabataş Incident

14 Columnists Appear With Same Headline to Defend Kabataş Incident

14 columnists from 5 pro-government newspapers appeared today with the same headline in solidarity against the refutation of Erdoğan’s allegations that a veiled woman was harassed by protestors during the Gezi Resistance.

Stakeholder Reactions to Öcalan’s 10 Measures to Resolution

Stakeholder Reactions to Öcalan’s 10 Measures to Resolution

Several stakeholders of Turkey’s resolution process reacted to PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan called for a PKK congress in spring to decide on quitting arms and 10 measures. Here is a compilation by bianet English.

Onur Kılıç Freed For Insulting the President

Onur Kılıç Freed For Insulting the President

Upon a motion submitted by Progressive Lawyers Union, Onur Kılıç has been released today for charges related to insulting the president.

27 February 2015

Erdoğan Says He Will Work Towards A Faithful Youth

Erdoğan Says He Will Work Towards A Faithful Youth

“Let them outbreak for wear miniskirts in the name of décolleté, we will continue to work towards bringing up a youth who are loyal to their faith as well as thoughtful and argumentative,” President Erdoğan said.

25 February 2015

Activist “Proportionally” Arrested For Insulting the President

Activist “Proportionally” Arrested For Insulting the President

Freedom and Solidarity Party’s (ÖDP) Izmir Provincial board member and United June Movement Izmir coordination member Onur Kılıç has been arrested for insulting the president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

13 February 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Activist Detained With Raid For Insulting the President

Activist Detained With Raid For Insulting the President

Freedom and Solidarity Party’s (ÖDP) Izmir Provincial board member and United June Movement Izmir coordination member Onur Kılıç have been detained by anti-terror teams for charges related to “insulting the president”.

12 February 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Abortion in Turkey: Legal But Banned in Public Hospitals

Abortion in Turkey: Legal But Banned in Public Hospitals

A telephone inquiry research on 37 public hospitals realized by a woman organization revealed that only 3 public hospitals in Istanbul perform abortions by request.

5 February 2015

“Masquerade” Resumes at the Palace Yard

“Masquerade” Resumes at the Palace Yard

President Erdoğan greeted the leader of Azerbaijan with 16 staff that dressed in the military uniforms of historical Turkish states.

15 January 2015

Social Media Reactions to “Masquerade”

Social Media Reactions to “Masquerade”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Palestine leader Mahmoud Abbas yesterday with 16 staff that dressed in the military uniforms of historical Turkish states. Here are some of the mock reaction from the social media.

13 January 2015