According to BIA MEDIA MONITORING REPORT 2016 JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH, action was taken against 86 persons including 53 journalists on charges of defaming the President Article 229 of the Turkish Penal Code and insult (Article 125 of the Turkish Penal Code).
BİA Ocak-Şubat-Mart 2016 Medya Gözlem Raporu'na göre sadece Erdoğan’la ilgili olarak 53’ü gazeteci 86 kişinin TCK 125 (hakaret) ve 299. Maddelerden (cumhurbaşkanına hakaret) suçlamalarıyla işlem gördü.