Prosecutor launches probe into Hürriyet for 'insulting Erdo?an'

A Turkish prosecutor has launched a probe into daily Hürriyet for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.

?dris Kurt, deputy chief prosecutor in Istanbul?s Bak?rköy district, initiated the process himself Sept. 7 over claims that daily Hürriyet ?twisted Erdo?an?s words to conduct a perception operation.?

Speaking on the pro-government A Haber TV station about the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party?s (PKK) deadly attack on a military convoy in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Sept. 6, Erdo?an was asked by the presenter: ?You said in the inauguration of a metro line that you ?wanted 400 deputies? [for the AKP]. It is said that these words played a role in the coming of this conflict period.?

In response, Erdo?an said: ?If a political party could have gotten 400 deputies or [a parliamentary majority] to write a new constitution, the situation would be different today.? 

As headline, Hürriyet tweeted, ?Da?l?ca comment from Erdo?an: ?This would not have happened if 400 deputies had been given,? while reporting the full text of the interview, leading to accusations among pro-government social media users.

Hürriyet files complaint against AKP MP

Calls were followed by a 200-person mob in an attack on daily Hürriyet?s main office in Istanbul?s Ba?c?lar district late on Sept. 6.

On Sept. 7, daily Hürriyet filed a criminal complaint against protesters and their leader Abdürrahim Boynukal?n, a parliamentary deputy and the head of the Justice and Development Party?s (AKP) youth organization.

In his speech in front of the newspaper?s building, which was pelted with stones by club-wielding protesters, Boynukal?n had vowed that Do?an Media, which owns daily Hürriyet, will ?get the hell out of Turkey?...