Turkish journalist sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison for comments against President Erdogan

A Turkish court has sentenced a prominent independent journalist, Fatih Altayli, to four years and two months in prison for comments he made about President Tayyip Erdogan's rule.

The journalist's conviction comes amid a broader crackdown on Turkish opposition figures over the past year, including the imprisonment in March of Erdogan's main rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who faces corruption charges, which he denies.

As reported by state broadcaster TRT, Altayli, who has more than 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube, was imprisoned pending trial in June for comments in a social media video about a poll that showed a majority of Turks opposed Erdogan's life sentence.

The Istanbul court said it was convicting Altayli of "threatening the president" and that he would remain in prison.

Civil society groups have long expressed concerns about restrictions on media and free expression in Turkey. /CNA

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