Muhammad (Sm. Protests erupt in Istanbul over satirical cartoon

 

Muhammad (Sm. Protests erupt in Istanbul over satirical cartoon

 Tensions are running high in Istanbul, Turkey, over the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.  "Published on Monday, the Bengali newspaper Le Man has been accused of publishing cartoons" and "insulting to religious values." "" Istanbul's chief prosecutor also issued an arrest warrant for the newspaper's editor-in-chief.  Four cartoonists have already been arrested.  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the incident in a statement on Tuesday.  AFP.

 On Monday, a mob attacked a bar frequented by Le Man journalists.  To control the situation, police used tear gas shells and rubber bullets. Witnesses claim that between 250 and 300 people were involved in the fight. Additionally, protesters gathered in front of the Le Man newspaper's office. Due to the heavy presence of police, they retreated. Hundreds of people protested in front of Istanbul's Taksim Mosque on Tuesday.

 The paper's editor-in-chief, Tuncai Akgune, said the cartoon was not a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad.  "He said the cartoon was originally created using the fictitious name" "Muhammad" "for a Palestinian Muslim boy."  "" "The name of more than 200 million people in the world is Muhammad."  Religion has nothing to do with it. The Guardian, a newspaper based in the UK, reported on Tuesday that Le Man, which was established in 1991, is renowned for its political caricatures. In particular, it has been criticized by conservatives since the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo took a stand in 2015.

 According to the BBC report, a cartoon or caricature was recently published in Le Man, a political satire magazine in Turkey.  It depicts a Muslim man and a Jewish man shaking hands while bombs fall from under their feet one after the other. Both of them have a pair of wings on their backs and an angelic light wheel on their heads.  The name of the Muslim man in the picture is Muhammad.  As soon as the latest issue of Le Mane was published, the cartoon went viral on social media and sparked widespread discussion and criticism.  Supposedly, Hazrat Muhammad (Sm.) ) And the cartoon has been drawn satirizing Hazrat Musa (a.s.).  The authorities, on the other hand, refuted the claim. Hundreds of people protested on Turkey's main tourist road on Monday.  "They chanted" "Allah is great" "and demanded the authorities, editors and cartoonists be prosecuted in accordance with Islamic Sharia law."

 On Monday, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated to reporters that the cartoon was a flagrant violation of freedom of speech and expression and that those responsible for drawing and publishing it should face legal consequences. "Fahrettin Altun, the Turkish president's press secretary, said in a statement:" "This cartoon is a despicable attack on our beliefs and values."  The case has already been the subject of an investigation by Turkey's Justice Ministry. Meanwhile, Le Man claimed that the cartoon did not satirize the prophet of Islam, Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh).  Instead, satire has been made of the Muslim world's silence regarding the ongoing persecution of Muslims in the Palestinian Gaza Strip.