Turkish authorities arrested a 16-year-old boy on Tuesday for drawing a mustache on a campaign poster featuring re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, media reported.
Several media outlets close to the opposition, including daily newspapers Birgun, Cumhuriyet and private TV station Halk TV, said the young man from the southeastern city of Mersin was accused of “writing Hitler’s mustache and writing insults” on a poster near his home. Comments.”
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Turkish authorities arrested a 16-year-old boy on Tuesday for drawing a mustache on a campaign poster featuring re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, media reported.
Several media outlets close to the opposition, including daily newspapers Birgun, Cumhuriyet and private TV station Halk TV, said the young man from the southeastern city of Mersin was accused of “writing Hitler’s mustache and writing insults” on a poster near his home. Comments.”
He was arrested after being identified by CCTV cameras, media reported. The authorities interviewed him at his residence.
He appeared before the public prosecutor and was detained in a nearby youth institution for allegedly “insulting the president,” Halk TV reported.
Erdogan won the second round of presidential elections on May 28 to begin a new five-year term, extending his 20-year rule over Turkey.
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According to the Ministry of Justice, “insulting the president” is one of the most common crimes in Turkey, with 16,753 convictions last year.
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