
The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces up to 10 years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces , began on Tuesday, with a prosecution witness saying army personnel had “cried” over an offending social media post.
Lieutenant Colonel Cengiz Dogan told the court in northern Nicosia that “because of a post shared on Facebook, the TRNC security forces command, one of the most valuable