Turkish man briefly detained for 'insulting' Erdogan's daughter

A Turkish man has been briefly detained for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's daughter on Twitter, Hurriyet Daily reported Friday.

The man was detained in the southern province of Antalya and brought to Istanbul by police on August 27.

It was not immediately clear which of his tweets were subject to the investigation, but the man admitted in his testimony that he insulted Sumeyye Erdogan.

A prosecutor interrogated the suspect and asked the court to arrest him. The court, however, released the man on condition of going to a police center every day until the final ruling is issued.

Since he was elected president in August 2014, Erdogan has sued scores of people including politicians, journalists, cartoonists, teenagers and even a former Miss Turkey, over what he described as "insults" targeting him or his family members.

Source: MENA