The Case of Merve Buyuksarac

Case Law
Country
Country Location

Latitude: 39.156742234579085

Longitude: 33.47314274311104

Country Location (linked Case Law)
Turkey
Decision Date
May 31, 2016
Case Status
On Appeal
Case Outcome (Procedural)
  • Motion Granted
Case Outcome (Disposition)
  • Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
  • Suspension of Conviction or Sentence against individual exercising FoE
Keywords
  • Defamation
  • Political Expression
  • Public Officials
Judicial Body
First Instance Court
Case Summary

A court in Istanbul handed down a 14 month suspended prison sentence to model and former Miss Turkey Merve Buyuksarac for insulting the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Columbia Global Freedom of Expression could not identify official legal and government records on the case and information on the case was derived from secondary sources. Global FoE notes that media outlets may not provide complete information about this case. Additional information regarding legal matters will be updated as an official source becomes available.

The decision does not establish a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.

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