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Sefer Selvi.
Evrensel daily’s cartoonist

24-Jan-2019 16:25

8 November 2018:

In a separate case, an Istanbul court on October 8 ordered Evrensel to pay a fine of 10,000 Turkish lira (US$1,843 USD) over a caricature published as part of its "paradise papers" coverage from November 2017, the paper reported. The court ruled that Evrensel and caricaturist Sefer Selvi should pay 5,000 Turkish lira in damages to former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and 5,000 Turkish lira to his son, Erkam Yıldırım, who were portrayed in the caricature.

19 July 2018:

Evrensel cartoonist, editor stand trial for Paradise Papers cartoon
 
Evrensel daily’s cartoonist Sefer Selvi and former responsible managing editor Çağrı Sarı are standing trial in a case filed by former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on grounds of a political cartoon by Selvi published in the newspaper and its online edition. Yıldırım is seeking TL 40,000 in non-pecuniary damages on grounds that Selvi’s cartoon “violated his personal rights.”
 
P24 monitored the first hearing of the trial, held on 19 July at the Anadolu 29th Civil Court of First Instance in Istanbul.
 
Evrensel lawyer Devrim Avcı represented Selvi and Sarı during the hearing. Addressing the court during the hearing, the lawyer said Selvi’s cartoon fell within criticism and humor, and therefore the case should be rejected. Issuing an interim ruling at the end of the hering, the court rejected Avcı’s request and adjourned the trial until 8 November.

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