Former beauty queen detained for allegedly insulting the Turkish president - Turkish Minute

Inciting Hatred and Slinging Insults: Exploring the Legal Apparatus of the BRD

Insult law, or Beleidigung, is the bizarre sibling of Volksverhetzung. We previously looked at some recent cases of Beleidigung laws being used to repress anti-genocide protestors; however once we evaluate some other instances where this law has been applied, that strange German legal funk may fill our inflamed and enraged nostrils once again. In 1960, Klaus Walter was arrested and sentenced to 9 months prison time (he served 2) for “insulting” …

Former beauty queen detained for allegedly insulting the Turkish president - Turkish Minute

Turkish police detained former beauty queen Banu Öztürk on Tuesday on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. Öztürk, who was crowned Miss Globe Turkey in 2009, was taken into custody following an investigation launched by the Beykoz Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in İstanbul. The probe […]

Former beauty queen detained for allegedly insulting the Turkish president - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Turkish authorities detained former beauty queen Banu Öztürk on Tuesday on allegations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Cumhuriyet daily reported. Öztürk, who was crowned Miss Globe Turkey in 2009, was taken into custody following an investigation launched by the Beykoz Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in İstanbul. The probe centers on social media posts allegedly targeting Erdoğan and other senior state officials…

Activist Buse Gül Yılmaz, who opened a live broadcast on her social media account and insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was arrested. The footage received a lot of backlash. - Watch the video

Suspect who shared videos on social media containing 'insulting the president' arrested

Opposition to Erdogan criticizes the arrests, classifying them as a political weapon to silence criticism of the President. See this and other news on RECORD EUROPA's website