article_snippet: (CNN)A court in Turkey this week sentenced two cartoonists to 11 months and 20 days in prison for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoganTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
article_snippet: Soon after, (CNN)A court in Turkey changed the jail sentence to a fine of 7,000 Turkish lira or about $2,700 each.
article_snippet: A defamation suit was filed against an August cover of Penguen in which a cartoon figure of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed to the presidential palace by a public servant.
article_snippet: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, "But this is so dry.
article_snippet: In a statement to the press, the Penguen team explained that a citizen who described himself as an Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supporter "sent an email to the Prime Ministry Information Center. ...
article_snippet: Turkey's public prosecutor eventually launched an investigation, claiming that both the speech bubbles and the "hand drawing" insulted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
article_snippet: While the court ruled Wednesday in favor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a full-length explanation of the verdict will be released in a week to 10 days.
article_snippet: In 2014, Turkey was ranked one of the world's worst jailers of journalists by the media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders and Turkey press status "not free" by Freedom House.
highlights_snippet: Court fines two cartoonists for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan .
  