Saturday, September 05, 2015

Veteran journalist Yavuz Baydar being tried for columns ‘insulting’ Erdoğan

Veteran journalist Yavuz Baydar being tried for columns ‘insulting’ Erdoğan

A criminal case has been launched against award-winning Turkish daily Bugün columnist Yavuz Baydar on the grounds that he insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with articles implying the head of state was responsible for cynically manipulating Turkish politics.

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