The social media phenomenon, who recently shared a video of throwing Turkish Lira into the toilet bowl, was taken into custody today. Well, what is the legal equivalent of insulting or harming the Turkish Lira?
A video shared on social media in the past days came up with striking news today. social media phenomenon Mika Can Raun with a 100 TL banknote In the video he took, he threw the banknote into the toilet and shared these moments on social media.
Mika Can Raun said that after the reactions to the videos in question, “I earned 100 TL for the sewerage of my beautiful country, is it a crime?” he argued. On the other hand, after the video, Istanbul Cyber Crime Branch Directorate took action and detained Mika Can Raun. Well, Turkish Lira insulting directly or indirectlyHow does it lead to the initiation of legal proceedings?
Does insulting the Turkish Lira have a legal equivalent?
Harming or insulting the Turkish Lira does not have a direct equivalent in the law. However, article 300 of the Turkish Penal Code “About all kinds of signs that have the characteristics of a red flag with a white crescent and a star specified in the Constitution and used as a symbol of sovereignty of the State of the Republic of Turkey.Any kind of ‘identified by ‘dominion sign‘ provides for an inclusive penalty.
Article 300 of the Turkish Penal Code:
“Crimes Against the Signs of Sovereignty of the State and the Dignity of Its Organs”
Insulting the signs of state sovereignty
Article 300
(1) A person who publicly insults the Turkish Flag by tearing, burning or otherwise, is sentenced to imprisonment from one year to three years. This provision shall apply to all kinds of signs that bear the characteristics of a red flag with a white crescent and a star specified in the Constitution and used as a symbol of sovereignty of the State of the Republic of Turkey.
(2) Anyone who publicly insults the National Anthem is sentenced to imprisonment from six months to two years.
(3) If the crimes defined in this article are committed by a Turkish citizen in a foreign country, the penalty to be imposed is increased by one third.
This article is particularly Although it is about the Turkish flag In fact, his punishments were used as a symbol of sovereignty of the Republic of Turkey. all kinds of signs is also expanding. The main element of the crime is the humiliation of the flag in various ways.