It's not safe to insult Erdogan, even from Lebanon
Ankara has successfully pressured Beirut into prosecuting a Lebanese talk show host for criticizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his own country.
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Criticizing Turkey’s famously thin skinned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a risky business.
More than 100,000 people have been investigated and at least 30,000 others have been prosecuted for “insulting the president” since Erdogan rose to the presidency in 2014.