Turkey Arrests Hijab-Wearing Influencer Over Social Media Posts Showing Her Foot

A well-known hijab-wearing Turkish influencer has been arrested and remanded in custody after Ankara’s General Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation into her TikTok and Instagram posts. Fatma Soydaş, who posts under the username “fffatmaase_,” faces charges linked to publicly insulting religious values and publishing indecent material. Prosecutors launched the probe under Article 216/3 of the Turkish Penal Code, which covers public insults to religious values held by a section of the population.

Authorities located Soydaş in Istanbul, issued an arrest warrant, and took her into custody. A court later ordered her pretrial detention. The investigation is described as ongoing and thorough.

Ankara’s 5th Peace Court also ordered access blocked to the social media accounts that contained the disputed material. In an official statement, the prosecutor’s office said: “Due to the fact that the content shared by social media user Fatma Soydaş under the username ‘fffatmaase_’ on her TikTok and Instagram accounts constitutes the crime of ‘Public Insult to Religious Values Adopted by a Section of the Public’ as defined in Article 216/3 of the Turkish Penal Code, our General Prosecutor’s Office has initiated an investigation.” Presidential adviser Oktay Saral defended the authorities’ actions. He said measures against those who insult religious values were justified, adding: “These deviant mindsets that try to promote insults against our faith with cheap and disgusting content should know that Turkey is not a country where the enemies of religion can roam freely.”Advertising1 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The specific posts that triggered the case have not been publicly detailed by prosecutors.

The influencer had previously described some of her photos and content as staged or generated by artificial intelligence. Reports point to images showing her kissing another person and a photo revealing her feet as among the material that drew official attention. The case is now before the Turkish courts, with the investigation continuing, and will surely shape how social media influencers post in the future.

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