Former Miss turkey who is been mostly know as Merve Büyüksaraç reportedly posted a satirical poem
Merve Büyüksaraç, an industrial
designer and model, shared a satirical poem on her Instagram account before taking the post down, Hurriyet Daily News (HDN) reports.
The alleged poem was 'The Master's Poem,' which reportedly criticises their President Erdogan and adapts the country's national anthem in its verses...
The former Miss said "I shared it because I found it funny. I had no intention to insult then-President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan," she was quoted as saying.
Ms Büyüksaraç later went on social
media to inform followers she had not been arrested, but had been called to answer questions over the post after complaints.
President Erdogan has in the past
introduced measures to control internet freedom and faced protests across Turkey last year when he attempted to block access to Twitter and YouTube after users spread allegation of corruption ahead of elections.
In October, he defended his
government's efforts to control online speech, where he told a press freedom conference: " I am increasingly against the Internet every day ."
The country's leaders also criticised various media outlets for "polarising and distorting coverage of recent events" such as the Gezi Park anti-government rallies .
Story credit: The Independent
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