According to the report prepared by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chair Gülizar Biçer Karaca on lawsuits of “insulting the President”, a total of 1816 lawsuits on insulting the President were filed during 5 Presidential periods, from Kenan Evren to Abdullah Gül. However, during Erdoğan’s Presidency, this number has reached 38,581. The number of total defendants increased by 2052 percent and 19.5 times during the first four years of Erdoğan’s Presidency when compared to the previous Presidency. 2,775 people were convicted of “insulting the President” in 2018, 4,291 people in 2019 and 2,655 people in 2020.
27.08.2021
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