insulting the president

Cartoonist Doğan Pehlevan sentenced to prison

Despite the defense’s argument that it had not been proven that the X account from which the post in question was made belonged to him, the court has sentenced Doğan Pehlevan to 11 months and 20 days imprisonment on charges of “insulting the president.” The sentence has been deferred.





Red notice request for singer Ferhat Tunç

The Kurdish singer is on trial for allegedly “insulting” the ex-PM Binali Yıldırım. During the recent hearing it was found out that the Justice Ministry requested a “red notice” to be issued for the singer


Actor İlyas Salman appears before court

The court accepts president Erdoğan’s request to join the case in which Salman is being tried on the charge of “insulting the president” as intervening party; Salman’s attorney requests recusal of the court; trial adjourned