Cengiz Çandar
Turkish columnist put on trial for insulting Erdo?an
The trial of prominent Turkish columnist Cengiz Çandar, accused of "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in seven opinion pieces, was opened and immediately adjourned in Istanbul on April 6.
Another Turkish columnist faces four years in jail for 'insulting Erdo?an'
Prominent columnist Cengiz Çandar faces four years in jail for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in seven opinion pieces published on the Radikal news website.
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.
Analyst: Both PKK and AKP want HDP to be weakened
The Middle Eastern Studies Center of top-ranking Harvard University hosted Turkish journalist-author Cengiz Çandar last week. Çandar spoke in the seminar "Understanding and Misunderstanding Turkey and the Middle East," with American academics bombarding Çandar with questions to unravel the dramatic changes in Turkey since the June 7 election.
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Erdo?an changes mind on Kurdish issue again: Timeline
President Erdo?an reiterated on March 17 that Turkey has no ?Kurdish problem.? In fact, this is the third time he has changed his mind on the subject and the second time it has happened on the eve of the general elections. Here is a timeline of Erdo?an?s oscillations on the question: