Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will “punish” journalist Zedep Kabas for uttering insulting proverbs on television. Kabas was arrested last week for “insulting the president.”
“This crime will not go unpunished. It is our duty to protect my tenure as President. This has nothing to do with speech, ”Erdogan said.
“There may be criticisms, but it must be done in appropriate language,” he said, dismissing the opposition’s suggestion that the CHP should remove the insult to the president.
“You can not insult the president.
Sedef Kabas was detained at his home in Istanbul from Friday night to Saturday, just hours after appearing on Tele1 TV, on charges of allegedly insulting the president, and then had 900,000 subscribers again on his Twitter account. She quoted the well-known proverb, “The crowned head is wise.”
“It simply came to our notice then. The cow does not become a king when she enters the palace, but the palace becomes a stable, ”he added.
The well-known journalist in Turkey was officially arrested after being produced in court and detained at the Bakhirkoy prison in Istanbul. The offense of “insulting the president” is punishable by one to four years in prison in Turkey. According to the Turkish Journalists’ Association, the arrest of Sஃப்def Kafas for insulting the president is a serious violation of freedom of expression.
NGOs continue to denounce the violation of press freedom in Turkey, especially since the 2016 coup attempt, which has resulted in the arrest of dozens of journalists and the closure of many hostile media outlets.
Reporters Without Borders Turkey ranks 153rd out of 180 in the 2021 rankings for press freedom.
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