Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office

In a precedent decision, the Supreme Court has upheld the decision that annulled the second marriage of a Syrian man living in Istanbul with two wives.

Bashar Daboul, who fled Syria due to the civil war and settled in Istanbul with his two wives and children, started a business and became a Turkish citizen after his application was accepted.

An Istanbul court has indicted an Azerbaijani social media influencer, Fariz Bakhshaliyev, for public incitement to hatred or hostility after sharing a video that made a massive splash on social media.

An Istanbul court ordered two and a half years in jail for Islamic preacher Hasan Akar on July 19 for insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk who was the founder of modern Turkey.

The court decided Akar's jail sentence in the second hearing of the trial.

Hasan Akar, an Islamic preacher who has been charged for posting videos online insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, has been arrested by an Istanbul court, 43 days after his arrest warrant was issued. 

Prosecutor Ertuğrul Sarıyar had issued the warrant on May 11, demanding up to 7.5 years of jail time, Doğan News Agency has reported.

A 17-year-old who stole 5 Turkish Liras ($1.4) from a mosque in Istanbul is facing up to 10 years in prison. 

The child, identified only as Batuhan S., took the money from the aid box in imam's room after sneaking in late at night in the Şenlikköy neighborhood of Istanbul's Bakırköy district.

An Istanbul court ordered on June 1 the release of a historian who was arrested on May 12 for "insulting" Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

One of the two historians for whom arrest warrants were issued for insulting the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, was arrested in Istanbul on May 12, Doğan News Agency has reported.

An Istanbul court ordered to arrest historian Süleyman Yeşilyurt on charges of "insulting the memory of Atatürk" and "inciting people to hatred and hostility."

An Istanbul chief public prosecutor on May 11 issued arrest warrants for two historians for insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, Doğan News Agency has reported.

A group of historians' comments on Atatürk on a TV program and a social media post triggered outrage from politicians, writers and historians, as prosecutors also took action. 

An Istanbul chief public prosecutor on May 11 demanded arrest warrants for two historians for insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, Doğan News Agency has reported.

A group of historians' comments on Atatürk on a TV program and a social media post triggered outrage from politicians, writers and historians, as prosecutors also took action. 

A group of historians' insults against Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, in a TV program and a social media posting triggered a big reaction and anger from politicians, writers and historians, as prosecutors also take action.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım also reacted harshly to the comments on the TV show, saying he strongly condemned them.