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Turkey opens probe of actors' alleged TV insults of Erdogan - WPTA

Turkey opens probe of actors’ alleged TV insults of Erdogan

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s official news agency says prosecutors are investigating two prominent actors for comments on a television program. Anadolu agency on Sunday quoted a statement from the Istanbul prosecutors’ that said actors Metin Akpinar and Mujdat Gezen were “invited” for questioning following media reports about their alleged insults of Turkey’s president and threats of “a coup and death.”

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