Canadian Woman Jailed in Turkey for ‘Insulting’ President Erdogan on Facebook

Friends of a Canadian woman who has reportedly been in jail in Turkey since Friday on charges of insulting the country’s president are campaigning loudly for her release.

Ece Heper, a dual citizen of Turkey and Canada, was arrested and charged last week in the city of Kars in Turkey, according to friends in Toronto and her lawyer in Turkey.

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