The chairman of a youth branch of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to kill famous Turkish fashion designer Barbaros Şansal, who is known for his vocal stance against President Erdoğan, according to a report by online news outlet Artı Gerçek.
An activist for Turkey’s LGBT community, 60-year-old Şansal was expelled from Turkish-run northern Cyprus in 2017 following a social media post denouncing violence and corruption in Turkey. He was attacked by a mob on arrival in Turkey and arrested on charges of “inciting hatred among the public.”
He had spent some 4 months in the notorious Silivri Prison until being released pending trial. He was eventually given 6 months, 20 days prison sentence. Then, the designer left Turkey for Belgium.
Fatih Yakupoğlu, the chairman of AKP’s Kandilli-Kuleli Youth Branch of İstanbul, insulted Şansal on Twitter before threatening to ‘’bath himself’’ in the blood of the designer. Yakupoğlu’s Twitter account has since been suspended.
A man was caught on camera last week hurling racist insults and threatening Şansal, at a restaurant in Northern Cyprus. In the video, a man wearing a white t-shirt is heard accusing Şansal of betraying Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC).
“You b*stard! You will apologize to the people of the KKTC. You are a disgrace to this nation. You can’t simply come back here and hang out freely after all these things you said. You will answer to us for all your ignominy,” the man said.
Receiving these insults, Şansal says nothing during the altercation.
Video shows Cyprus man hurling insults, threats at fashion designer @barbarosansalfn || https://t.co/FlIN8nD0mL pic.twitter.com/nmNSydtzjG
— Turkey Purge (@TurkeyPurge) September 6, 2018
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