Peter Jackson offers defense for Erdoğan insulter

December 04, 2015 12:28

Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has volunteered evidence for a Turkish court case in which a doctor is accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoan by comparing him to Gollum. Turkish doctor Bilgin ifti faces a prison sentence of up to two years after sharing a meme with three pictures of Erdoan alongside film stills from Lord of the Rings. Read more

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