In the lawsuit filed against journalist Oktay Candemir due to “illegal organisation membership” and “making illegal organisation propaganda”, a social media post made by the journalist was added to the indictment as crime evidence. In the related social media post, Candemir has likened the policies of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to famous Yeşilçam character Maho Ağa. The post of the journalist, dated September 4, 2020 and was made subject of his accusation, stated, “Like the trickster Mahu in Banker Bilo, the Justice and Development Party put Turkey in a truck and left it in the middle of Middle East, making the promise of taking it to the EU.” The first hearing of the lawsuit was held last week on June 17 at Van 5th Assize Court and the prosecution will continue on September 23, 2021.
24.06.2021
mlsaturkey.com