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PoliticalTurkey·16 Oct 2026

Man detained in Alanya for allegedly insulting President Erdogan

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A 66-year-old homeless man was detained in Alanya, Turkey, after intentionally insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to secure food and shelter in jail. The man admitted in court that he sought incarceration because he had nowhere else to stay, noting that he had failed in three previous attempts to be placed in pre-trial detention for the same offence.…

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