Turkey's Kilicdaroglu to pay fine for claims on Erdogan

Court sentences Kemal Kilicdaroglu for his claims about Erdogan and others close to him sending money to Isle of Man

By Filiz Kinik and Ali Cevahir Akturk

ISTANBUL (AA) - A court in Istanbul on Wednesday ordered Turkey's main opposition leader to pay a fine for his claims that the Turkish president and people close to him made illicit money transfers to the Isle of Man, a British crown dependency.

The Anadolu 20th Civil Court of First Instance ordered Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal Kilicdaroglu to pay a total of 359,000 Turkish liras (around $75,000) for immaterial damages to Recep Tayyip Erdogan and individuals close to him.

Kilicdaroglu made the claims in a speech at a CHP group meeting last November.

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