A suspect who made insulting posts about Atatürk in Aydın has been arrested.

A suspect who made insulting posts about Atatürk in Aydın has been arrested.

20.11.2025 20:30

Accountant Bülent Yıldırım, who was found to have shared insulting comments about Atatürk multiple times on social media in Aydın, was detained by gendarmerie teams. After his procedures, Yıldırım was referred to the courthouse and was arrested.

Bülent Yıldırım, an accountant who shared comments containing insults towards Atatürk on social media in Aydın, was detained and arrested by the gendarmerie.

DETAINED FOLLOWING SHARING ABOUT ATATÜRK

Teams from the İncirliova District Gendarmerie Command determined through technical surveillance that Bülent Yıldırım had shared insulting comments about Atatürk multiple times. Following this, an operation was carried out at Yıldırım's home in the Acarlar neighborhood. Yıldırım, who was taken into custody, was referred to the courthouse after the procedures.

HE WAS ARRESTED

In his statement to the prosecutor's office, Yıldırım admitted that the account belonged to him, stating, "I did not prepare the post. I shared what was done, but I shared it so that everyone could see." After his statement at the prosecutor's office, Yıldırım was referred to the Peace Criminal Court and was arrested.

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