Now is not the time to be detaining journalists. Freedom of speech was never more important in Turkey. Erdogan is far to cozy with Russia and the people have a right to be free and remain that way.
A prominent Turkish TV journalist (click here) has been detained and could face imprisonment after being charged with insulting the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Police detained Sedef Kabaş at her home at 2am on Saturday and took her to a police station, before she faced court and was jailed pending a trial.
The alleged insult was a proverb that Kabaş expressed both on an opposition television channel and her Twitter account.
The proverb translates to: “When the ox comes to the palace, he does not become a king. But the palace becomes a barn.”...
Police detained Sedef Kabaş at her home at 2am on Saturday and took her to a police station, before she faced court and was jailed pending a trial.
The alleged insult was a proverb that Kabaş expressed both on an opposition television channel and her Twitter account.
The proverb translates to: “When the ox comes to the palace, he does not become a king. But the palace becomes a barn.”...
