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title: "Academic Suay Karaman faces trial over post from 11 years ago"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-18-academic-suay-karaman-faces-trial-over/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-18
updated: 2026-09-18T13:58:17.341Z
category: society
sources: 1
agreement: single-source
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# Academic Suay Karaman faces trial over post from 11 years ago

In the case being heard at Ankara 90th Criminal Court of First Instance, prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 1 year 2 months to 4 years 8 months against Karaman on charges of "insulting the president"; Karaman argued that the case was unlawful.

## Who is in this story

- [Suay Karaman](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/suay-karaman/) — People
- [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/recep-tayyip-erdogan/) — People
- [Association of All Academic Staff](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/tumod/) — Institutions
- [Cumhuriyet](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/cumhuriyet/) — Media

## News sources

- ['Tek derdimiz insan ve vatan' sözlerine Cumhurbaşkanı'na hakaret davası: İfade özgürlüğü mutlak hak değilmiş!](https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/tek-derdimiz-insan-ve-vatan-sozlerine-cumhurbaskani-na-hakaret-davasi-ifade-ozgurlugu-mutlak-hak-degilmis-2538828) — Cumhuriyet (opposition) — 2026-09-18

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-18-akademisyen-suay-karaman-11-yil-onceki/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-18-academic-suay-karaman-faces-trial-over/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-18-protiv-uchyonogo-suay-karamana-vozbuzhdeno-delo/

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