Turkish Prosecutors Appeal Zehra Ömeroğlu Acquittal
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Cartoonists Rights reports that Turkish prosecutors are appealing the July 24 acquittal of cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu. Zehra had been charged with “obscenity” for a 2020 cartoon that appeared on LeMan magazine. In July a court judged that no crime was committed and acquitted her of all charges.
From Cartoonists Rights:
After a slow and lengthy process of deliberation and the receipt of expert opinions from both sides of the argument, a judge came to the wholly correct decision last month that Zehra’s cartoon did not represent a criminally obscene, nor dangerously irresponsible piece of commentary. The local censors and prosecutors’ dogged determination to punish her is troubling; we remain convinced their case is based upon misogyny. While saddened that her troubles are not yet over, we’ll continue to stand in solidarity with our Courage in Cartooning Awardee for as long as it takes.
Last May Zehra received the Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award for 2025.
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