Gollum Meme: Possible Jail Time For Turkish Man

Insulting the president is considered a punishable crime in Turkey. This draconian policy crashed down onto the life of Dr. Bilgin Çiftçi in October. He lost his job and is currently on trial, facing two years in prison because he posted a meme on his Facebook page. The meme in question compared President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Gollum from "The Lord of the Rings," according to The Washington Post.

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Meme, President, Freedom of Speech