A Turkish student has received an 11-month suspended jail sentence after posting a cartoon of the local mayor on Facebook. Erdem Büyük, 22, of the northwestern city of Eskisehir, was arrested, interrogated after loading a cartoon of Yilmaz Bûyükersen onto the site. He has been found guilty of defamation under article 125 of the Turkish criminal code. Büyük told reporters that he shared the cartoon because he “really liked it” but had “no intention of attacking the mayor”. The sentence has been postponed for 5 years, but will be executed if the student repeats the offense. Büyük’s lawyer said today that they intend to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.