Erdoğan early Monday filed a complaint against Philippe Moreau Defarges, who told French broadcaster BFM Business that in the wake of a referendum in favor of a presidential system, assassinating Erdogan or Civil War were both options for Turkey.
Following a significant backlash, Defarges, a researcher at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), apologized for his controversial comments Sunday, calling them "inappropriate" and expressing his "deepest sadness", the Daily Sabah reported.
Criminal complaint lodged over researcher inciting Erdogan's assassination
24 April 2017
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Following a criminal complaint by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ankara prosecutors have launched a probe into a former French diplomat for "calling for the assassination of the president," according to judicial and presidential sources.
