Since 2005 Turkey has had a law against insults against Erdogan known as Article 299. The article declares that citizens can be imprisoned from 1-4 years. If done publicly it can be increased.
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/10/12/erdogan-military-push-syria/
This has recently drawn international news when the European Court of Human Rights condemned the Turkish law banning insults against its incumbent President Erdogan. The Court said, the laws does not "keep with the spirit of the European Convention." Judges pointed out that the law was a violation upon the right of expression.
Turkey and particularly Erdogan has been under a lot of pressure in recent years and this has been one of the more recent developments. Turkey has been playing a huge role in the Middle East in particular in Syria and Iraq and has committed questionable acts in these conflicts. This in combination with its laws at home such as article 299 have brought Turkey closer and closer to authoritarianism however the EU seems to be trying to do more to combat that in recent days by bringing this unjust law to Court. To complicate things further Turkey is a member of NATO so it will be interesting to see in the future how the international community will continue or maybe not continue with dealing with the rise of authoritarianism in Turkish government.
European court condemns Turkish law banning insults of Erdogan | Euronews
Turkey_CC_2004_am2016_en.pdf (legislationline.org)
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