Turkey has detained a well-known television journalist for comments she made on air about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her lawyer said Saturday, IgbereTV reports.
Police detained Sedef Kabas at her home at 2:00 am on Saturday, just hours after she aired the comments and then posted them on Twitter to her 900,000 followers.
She was formally arrested after appearing in court.
The crime of insulting the president carries a jail sentence of one to four years in Turkey
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