Probe launched into businessman Koç over Kurdish woman joke
Hürriyet · 7 Jun 2026

Probe launched into businessman Koç over Kurdish woman joke

Prosecutors have opened a probe into Rahmi Koç, a 95-year-old billionaire and honorary head of Koç Holding, Türkiye’s biggest conglomerate, over a joke about a Kurdish woman widely denounced as sexist and racist.


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A probe has been initiated against billionaire Rahmi Koç for making a sexist and racist joke about a Kurdish woman, drawing significant public backlash. This incident highlights ongoing issues of discrimination and the treatment of Kurdish identity in Turkey.


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