Artist Who Got Turkish President Fined Now Facing Four Years in Jail

Benjamin Sutton (2015). Artist Who Got Turkish President Fined Now Facing Four Years in Jail. Hyperallergic. 25 June.

Title Artist Who Got Turkish President Fined Now Facing Four Years in Jail
Publication Date 25th Jun 2015
Author
Source Hyperallergic
Country Turkey
Region West and Central Asia
Art type Art
Subject Prosecution
Comments Sculptor Mehmet Aksoy was able to have President Erdoğan fined for calling his sculpture a monstrosity but now he faces jail for insulting the president.
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