Emine Erdoğan sues journalist Gökay Başcan for 'insult'

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Emine Erdoğan, the spouse of President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has filed a lawsuit against journalist Gökay Başcan for "insult."

The lawsuit concerns a report in the daily BirGün about the claims that Emine Erdoğan had connections with the Presidency of Environment Agency, which had been authorized to put out a tender for the installation of buoys and eyebolts off the coasts of the country.

The reports, which had also been subjected to broadcast and publication bans, damaged her reputation, Erdoğan alleged.

After Erdoğan's complaint, the İstanbul chief Public Prosecutor's Office indicted the BirGün editor for "insult."

The prosecutor demanded the court to try and punish the journalist, noting that the reconciliation negotiations between the two parties were unsuccessful.

The İstanbul 17th Penal Court of First Instance accepted the indictment.

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