On 20 December 2017, the presiding judge of İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court, Ali İhsan Horasan, filed a criminal complaint against reporter Seçkin Sağlam and the news editor of canakkalememleket.com, due to the news article they penned and published covering the allegations of CHP MP Muharrem Erkek on “making a Rabia sign at a dinner table where alcohol is served”. Horasan demanded an investigation under Article 6 of the Anti-Terror Law.