Erdogan continues to struggle against Döpfner

cologne - Turkish President Erdogan has decided to continue the legal battle against Mathias Döpfler, the big boss of the powerful Springer Group. Erdogan has his German lawyer Ralf Höcker therefore instructed to appeal against the decision of the magistrate. This ruled Tuesday that the comments of the media tycoon who firmly supported the satirist Jan Böhmermann's stand, within the right to free speech.

Erdogan wants to tackle Böhmermann for defamation in a television show. Döpfner, publisher of Bild, said in a letter that he had to laugh at the offending poem from the comedian and was content entirely agree with his formulations. Also Wednesday, he refused to be silenced.,, Of course I have to speak with Edith Piaf, no regrets. On the contrary, I stand behind every word and every comma. ''