Turkish Journalist Sentenced to Prison for Insulting Prime Minister in a Tweet

A Turkish journalist is going to prison for insulting Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Twitter.

The criminal court in Ankara sentenced Önder Aytaç, a well-known writer and columnist for the opposition newspaper Taraf, to a 10-month prison sentence on Monday for "insulting public officials" — in this case, Erdoğan, according to the BBC

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Aytaç, whose Twitter handle is @onderaytac, is a former police official and part of the Gülen movement, a religious group that once had close ties to Erdoğan but now opposes the Prime Minister. Aytaç's sentence is reportedly suspended for one year, but it's unclear if that means he won't end up going to prison or if his sentence is simply delayed Read more...

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