Erdogan slår adelsman

Turkish coup attempt

Failed military coup in Turkey

Böhmermann affair

political dispute between Germany and Turkey

The Böhmermann affair (also known as Erdogate[1]) was a political affair following an experimental poem on German satiristJan Böhmermann's satire show Neo Magazin Royale in late March that deliberately insulted Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan using profane language.

Days after a music video titled "Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdoğan" in another German satire show had infuriated Erdoğan, prompting Ankara to summon the German ambassador, Böhmermann went on to find the line between satire, which is protected by freedom of speech legislation, and "abusive criticism" (German: Schmähkritik) of a foreign state leader (lèse-majesté), which was still a punishable offense in Germany at that time. Explicitly acknowledging this experiment to be deliberately offensive and "forbidden", Böhmermann went on to present a poem that not only harshly criticized Erdoğan for his human rights record, but was also liberally seasoned with profanity.

After the show was aired on German public television channel ZDFneo, the Turkish government released a verbal note demanding that the German government begin criminal

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of Turkey since

"Erdoğan" redirects here. For the name, see Erdoğan (name).

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[b] (born 26 February ) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since He previously served as the 25th prime minister from to as part of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), which he co-founded in He also served as mayor of Istanbul from to

Erdoğan was born in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, and studied at the Aksaray Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, before working as a consultant and senior manager in the private sector. Becoming active in local politics, he was elected Welfare Party's Beyoğlu district chair in and Istanbul chair in Following the local elections, Erdoğan was elected mayor of Istanbul. In he was convicted for inciting religious hatred and banned from politics after reciting a poem by Ziya Gökalp that compared mosques to barracks and the faithful to an army. Erdoğan was released from prison in and formed the AKP, abandoning openly Islamist policies.

Erdoğan led the AKP to a landslide victory in the election for the Grand National Assembly in , and became prime minister after winning

  • erdogan slår adelsman
    • Turkish coup d'état attempt
    Part of Turkish government–Gülen movement conflict

    Abandoned military vehicle used during the putsch in Ankara, nära the bombad building of Directorate of Police, 16 July
    Belligerents

    Peace at Home Council

    Supported by:

    65th government of the Republic of Turkey and loyal state institutions

    Commanders and leaders
    Fethullah Gülen (per Turkey)[14]
    Adil Öksüz[15]
    Akın Öztürk&#;(POW)[16]
    Mehmet Dişli&#;(POW)
    Adem Huduti&#;(POW)
    Semih Terzi&#;&#;
    Deputy Commander of the Special Forces
    Brig. Gen. Bekir Ercan Van&#;(POW)
    İrfan Kızılaslan&#;(POW)[17]    		Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
    Binali Yıldırım
    Hakan Fidan
    Hulusi Akar&#;(POW)
    Ümit Dündar
    Zekai Aksakallı
    Salih Zeki Çolak&#;(POW)
    Bülent Bostanoğlu
    Abidin Ünal&#;(POW)
    Strength
    8, soldiers
    1, NCOs
    Non-commissioned officers
    1, military academy students
    74 tanks
    armored vehicles
    35 planes (24 fighter jets)
    37 helicopters
    3 warships[18][19]    		 97% of Turkish Armed Forces ranking officers[20]
    66% of the military's top leadership
    Casualties and losses