Turkish authorities issued a warrant for the arrest of Albanian-Turkish YouTuber and researcher

Diamond Tema, who is well-known for his philosophical and religious videos, is accused of participating in an Islamophobic debate, according to Euro NEWS

Turkish Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç said on X on Tuesday that Tema is being charged with “publicly inciting the public to hatred and hostility… “due to the insulting, ugly and provocative expressions used about our Prophet (Muhammad) in the video content shared on social media.”

The investigation is “being carried out meticulously”, Tunç added.

Earlier on Monday, Tema announced he was forced to leave Turkey following online threats of arrest and concerns over his safety.

Tema, who has more than 870,000 subscribers on the video-sharing platform, blasted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party over its alleged Islamist leanings.

In the debate, he also criticised opposition parties, sucharged as the main opposition Republican People’s Party and IYI Part

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