# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-turkiye-sedef-kabas-insulting-president)
- Source: Turkish journalist Sedef Kabas facing new trial for 'insulting' President Erdogan. https://cpj.org/2023/06/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.

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