Groom jailed for insulting Erdoğan, bride performs ceremony alone

A groom named Rahat Akbaba was arrested for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on henna night, a customary celebration before a wedding, in Turkey’s Diyarbakır province, causing the wedding ceremony to be held with just the bride, the Mezopotamya news agency reported. According to the report, Akbaba’s car was stopped on April 5 by counterterrorism … Continue reading Groom jailed for insulting Erdoğan, bride performs ceremony alone