# Claim 676

The statutory penalty under the insult law.

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

- Statement: The statutory penalty under the insult law.
- Field: action
- Value: Insult conviction can carry up to four years
- About: [incident 2022-turkiye-prosecutes-sedef-kabas](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-turkiye-prosecutes-sedef-kabas)
- 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

> Insulting Turkey's president can carry a prison sentence of up to four years, with an added penalty if the insult was made in public.

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