Hasan Akar

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.

An Istanbul chief public prosecutor filed an indictment on May 31 against a history magazine's chief editor for "insulting the memory of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk," the founder of modern Turkey, seeking from 1.5 years to 4.5 years of jail time, Doğan News Agency has reported.

An Istanbul chief public prosecutor on May 18 launched an investigation into the "Derin Tarih" (Deep History) magazine for insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, demanding all its copies to be removed from shelves, Doğan News Agency has reported. 

An Istanbul chief public prosecutor filed an indictment on May 17 against two historians for "insulting" Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, seeking from 2.5 years to 7.5 years of jail time. 

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."

Turkish authorities on Thursday issued arrest warrants for two historians accused of insulting the memory of Turkey’s modern founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in a televised debate and social media.

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.

Reactions are growing against three historians over insults against Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, in a TV program.

Mustafa Armağan, the host of a TV show called "Derin Tarih" (Deep History) on private television stations TVnet, claimed in a May 6 broadcast that Atatürk's foster child, Afet İnan, was his illegitimate wife.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has slammed controversial popular historians who recently claimed that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, had an affair with his adoptive daughter, Afet İnam.