Social media phenomenon Merve Taşkın took the photos she took last year in the ‘Amsterdam Sex Museum’ in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, and the world-famous Red Light Street, or known as the Red-light district, where there are sexually focused businesses, on social media. shared from their accounts. Following this, Taşkın was asked to be imprisoned for up to 3 years on the charge of ‘obscenity’.
According to the new news, the verdict about the 23-year-old phenomenon, who was sued due to the photographs he took, has been announced. In the statements made, it was stated that Taşkın, who has thousands of followers, was sentenced to 5 months in prison for “obscenity”.
5 years will be subject to inspection
First, let’s talk briefly about the events. Taşkın had traveled to Amsterdam for his birthday in January 2020. The 23-year-old phenomenon, who visited the Sex Museum and the Red-light district in the city, shared the photos he took there on social media. Taşkın, who traveled to Çanakkale 3 months after these posts, was detained at the hotel where he stayed, by the order of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. After that, to the famous phenomenon; It turned out that an investigation was launched for the crime of ‘obscenity’ for sharing photos containing sexual objects and posing in underwear.
The demand for Taşkın’s three-month prison sentence was also covered in the world press. Many media outlets criticized the lawsuit. Now, there has been an important development regarding the case. In the hearing held last day at the Istanbul 20th Criminal Court of First Instance, the decisions about Taşkın were announced. The court stated that Taşkın was sentenced to 6 months in prison, which was reduced to 5 months with good behavior. In the statements, it was stated that Taşkın will be subject to supervision for 5 years due to the sentence, and if he commits a sentence during this period, he will be sent to prison for 5 months.
The phenomenon, who made a defense in court, said about the photographs taken, “I did not commit a crime. I made my posts in the Netherlands. It’s not a crime there. ” and defended his posts. In addition, Taşkın also criticized the decision taken by the court: “The decision shows how far behind the world we are in terms of freedom of expression. ”
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