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ISTANBUL: Leading Turkish actor Genco Erkal, 83, announced on Saturday that he is facing an investigation for exercising his freedom of expression. Erkal, an outspoken government critic, is bring investigated for “insulting the Turkish president” and will give his testimony on Monday. His social media postings on Twitter since 2016 are being examined, Erkal said, without giving further details. “Insulting the president” has become a widespread excuse for launching investigations against...

Celebrated Turkish Actor Risks Jail For Erdogan Insult By Fulya OZERKAN on February 28 2021 1:58 PM Mujdat Gezens half-century career as an acclaimed Turkish writer and actor has included awards, a stint as a UN goodwill ambassador and a taste of prison after a 1980 putsch. Now aged 77, the wry-witted comedian and poet with an easy smile and a bad back risks returning to jail on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He is in danger of becoming the latest vict...