Turkish police detain cartoonist over Prophet Muhammad caricature

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Turkish police detain cartoonist over Prophet Muhammad caricature  Leman magazine's cartoon, depicting Prophet Muhammad and Prophet Moses exchanging greetings as missiles rain down from the sky, has led to the arrest of the cartoonist and several protests.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/01/turkish-police-detain-cartoonist-over-prophet-muhammad-caricature  Spark your senses, wake your wonder. Euronews Culture seeks to show creativity in action and inspire our audience to explore the world through the five senses. Start your journey through the best of Europe's arts, gastronomy, traditions and high-end craftsmanship.

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00:00Four Turkish journalists from Le Mans magazine have been detained by police over a caricature

00:07of the Prophet Muhammad greeting Moses in a war zone.

00:12In a video shared on X by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, you can see the cartoonist

00:18being manhandled and taken away by police.

00:23Yerlikaya also said in his post that he condemned, quote,

00:27those who are trying to sow discord by drawing a caricature of our Prophet.

00:34The magazine is being investigated for possible charges of publicly insulting religious values,

00:40according to the country's Justice Minister.

00:44A reportedly Islamist group hurled stones in protest at the Le Mans magazine's building in Istanbul.

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