A cartoonist working for a satirical magazine drew outrage in Turkey for a cartoon depicting the Islamic prophet. The magazine said the cartoon did not aim to mock religious values.
Turkey detains cartoonist over Muhammad caricature
A cartoonist working for a satirical magazine drew outrage in Turkey for a cartoon depicting the Islamic prophet. The magazine said the cartoon did not aim to mock religious values.
Turkish newspapers
The image was published in the Leman satire magazine
A cartoonist working for the satirical Leman magazine was detained by police for questioning on Monday amid controversy over a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
In a statement, the chief public prosecutor’s office said it “launched an investigation” into a cartoon published by the magazine on June 26 that “openly disparages religious values.”
“Arrest warrants have been issued for those involved,” the prosecutor’s office said. The arrest warrants also include Leman’s editors-in-chief and managing editor.
Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc earlier said cartoons depicting Muhammad were an affront to religious sensitivities and social harmony.
