Turkish teen released over PM slur

Ankara, Turkey

Turkish teen released over PM slur

A secondary school student who was jailed for allegedly insulting Turkey’s president was released from custody yesterday after his arrest caused uproar.

The 16-year-old was arrested on Wednesday, a day after he took part in a small left-wing student rally commemorating the death of a pro-secular army officer slain by Islamists 84 years ago.

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