Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan Files His Fifth Cartoons-Related Lawsuit



Hitting the wires late last night is news that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has filed suit related to what he feels are damaging cartoons. He is demanding (I believe) over $16,000 USD in compensation.

The object of Erdogan's ire this time is the satirical magazine Le Man and the offending cartoon is a fumetti-style cover on its February 6, 2008 issue featuring a quote from the prime minister and him giving the finger. The magazine editor claim that the suit is frivolous, a waste of public time, and that a public figure must learn to accept criticism.

The article linked to above also notes the details of four previous cases lost by the lawsuit-happy Erdogan.
 
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