Miss Türkiye gets suspended sentence for insulting President

The Independent newspaper published information about Miss Türkiye 2006 - Merve Buyuksara - being sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended, after making insulting comments about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on her personal page.

Miss Merve Buyuksara.

In a trial held in Istanbul, beauty queen Merve Buyuksara was found guilty of poems she shared on Instagram in 2014, which included words mocking the then-President of Türkiye.

The beauty queen's lawyer - Emre Telci - confirmed that he will file a petition against the verdict and appeal to the European Court of Justice.

Miss Merve Buyuksara was one of thousands who shared a poem referencing the Turkish President in 2014. She later deleted the post after being advised by a friend. She said at the time: "I posted it because I found it funny. I had no intention of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan."

The beauty affirmed that she did not intend to offend the President.

Merve Buyuksara was crowned Miss Türkiye in 2006. She works in the fashion industry, participating in shows, modeling photos...

According to VNE