In the case heard at the Ankara 90th Criminal Court of First Instance, a prison sentence of 1 year 2 months to 4 years 8 months is sought for academic and author Suay Karaman, Secretary General of the All Teaching Staff Association (TÜMÖD) and Chair of the 1961 Constitution and Contemporary Democracy Foundation, on charges of "insulting the President"; Karaman argued the case is unlawful.
Suay Karaman, Secretary General of the All Teaching Staff Association (TÜMÖD) and Chair of the 1961 Constitution and Contemporary Democracy Foundation, academic and author, is being tried over a post he made in 2015 and renewed in 2021 and 2022. In his post, referring to President Erdoğan's remarks during his visit to Indonesia, he used the expressions "human, human, human" and "homeland, homeland, homeland." At the hearing, he stated that he shared his own writings on his social media account and argued that the case was unlawful.
