<p>Turkish prosecutors on Monday issued an arrest warrant for a former Olympic swimmer over tweets appearing to express relief that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tested positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Erdogan, 67, said he had a "mild" infection on Saturday and was working from home.</p>.<p>He posted several tweets on Monday expressing thanks to leaders and officials who wished him well.</p>.<p>But an account believed by prosecutors to belong to Derya Buyukuncu -- a six-time backstroke and butterfly Olympian -- posted a tweet saying he was making extra pots of a sweet traditionally handed out at funerals.</p>.<p>The Istanbul public prosecutor's office issued a warrant for Buyukuncu as part of an investigation into "criminal social media postings" about the president's infection.</p>.<p>The crime of insulting the Turkish president is punishable by up to four years in jail.</p>.<p>The whereabouts of Buyukuncu, who has also starred in a popular Turkish reality TV show, were not immediately clear.</p>.<p>Prosecutors issued eight arrest warrants on Sunday in connection with posts about Erdogan's health, detaining four people.</p>.<p>Turkish officials have launched more than 160,000 investigations over alleged insults to the president since 2014 when Erdogan assumed the post after more than a decade as prime minister.</p>.<p>Courts have also handed down 3,625 jail sentences on insult charges.</p>.<p>Last month, well-known television journalist Sedef Kabas was arrested on insult charges for comments she made on-air about Erdogan.</p>.<p>Erdogan, who has had three doses of a coronavirus vaccine, said on Twitter his symptoms "remained mild" after a routine doctor's visit on Sunday.</p>.<p>"My wife -- Mrs Emine -- and I continue to work from home," Erdogan wrote.</p>.<p>Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar announced on Sunday he had also tested positive for Covid-19 after accompanying Erdogan on a visit to Ukraine last week.</p>
<p>Turkish prosecutors on Monday issued an arrest warrant for a former Olympic swimmer over tweets appearing to express relief that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tested positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Erdogan, 67, said he had a "mild" infection on Saturday and was working from home.</p>.<p>He posted several tweets on Monday expressing thanks to leaders and officials who wished him well.</p>.<p>But an account believed by prosecutors to belong to Derya Buyukuncu -- a six-time backstroke and butterfly Olympian -- posted a tweet saying he was making extra pots of a sweet traditionally handed out at funerals.</p>.<p>The Istanbul public prosecutor's office issued a warrant for Buyukuncu as part of an investigation into "criminal social media postings" about the president's infection.</p>.<p>The crime of insulting the Turkish president is punishable by up to four years in jail.</p>.<p>The whereabouts of Buyukuncu, who has also starred in a popular Turkish reality TV show, were not immediately clear.</p>.<p>Prosecutors issued eight arrest warrants on Sunday in connection with posts about Erdogan's health, detaining four people.</p>.<p>Turkish officials have launched more than 160,000 investigations over alleged insults to the president since 2014 when Erdogan assumed the post after more than a decade as prime minister.</p>.<p>Courts have also handed down 3,625 jail sentences on insult charges.</p>.<p>Last month, well-known television journalist Sedef Kabas was arrested on insult charges for comments she made on-air about Erdogan.</p>.<p>Erdogan, who has had three doses of a coronavirus vaccine, said on Twitter his symptoms "remained mild" after a routine doctor's visit on Sunday.</p>.<p>"My wife -- Mrs Emine -- and I continue to work from home," Erdogan wrote.</p>.<p>Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar announced on Sunday he had also tested positive for Covid-19 after accompanying Erdogan on a visit to Ukraine last week.</p>