Turkish columnist faces probe for 'insulting Erdo?an'

Two separate probes have been launched against Cengiz Çandar, Radikal news portal columnist, for his seven articles allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.

"The personal rights of my client, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, were abused by accusation via press including insults," said Erdo?an's lawyer, Ahmet Özel, in his petition.

In a notice from a prosecutor's office, seven articles of the columnist, which were published between July 26 and August 19, were cited.

Separately, Hürriyet newspaper columnist Ertu?rul Özkök ruled out in his Nov. 11 article claims that he was called to testify by the prosecutor's office.

Pro-government broadcaster A Haber claimed a day earlier that upon an Istanbul public prosecutor's invitation to Özkök to testify with a similar accusation of insulting Erdo?an, the columnist allegedly went abroad.

Özkök completely ruled out the claims in his column.

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