French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which was recently on the agenda due to its cartoons on Mohammad the Prophet, published its latest issue with a cartoon depicting President Erdoğan. The cartoon depicts Erdoğan sitting on an armchair, wearing only his underwear, with a woman and says, “Erdoğan is so funny in private.”
The Presidency and the government reacted against the magazine. Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Serdar Çam swore on a social media post. In his tweet in French, Çam said, “You are pimps, sons of bitches.”
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that an official investigation was started against the cartoon due to “insulting the President.” Erdoğan also made a criminal complaint at Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office against Charlie Hebdo Editor-In-Chief Laurent Sourisseau, Managing Editor Gerard Biard and cartoonist Alice Petit.
28.10.2020
bianet.org