Claim 524

Article 299 makes insulting Turkey's president a criminal offense punishable by up to four years in prison.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Article 299 makes insulting Turkey's president a criminal offense punishable by up to four years in prison.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Article 299 of the penal code
About: incident 2022-turkiye-sedef-kabas-insulting-president
Source: Turkish journalist Sedef Kabas facing new trial for 'insulting' President Erdogan
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2023-06-22

Quotation from the source

Article 299 of the Turkish penal code makes "insulting Turkey's president" punishable by up to four years imprisonment, with enhanced penalties if the insult occurs publicly.