The Turkish government is taking action against those it accuses of depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a cartoon in a satirical magazine. Turkey's president called the cartoon a "vile provocation" and promised to hold those responsible for its publication "accountable before the law.

Four people were apprehended by law enforcement authorities on Tuesday in Istanbul in connection with the release of a cartoon portraying the Prophet

Four employees of a satirical magazine in Turkey have been arrested for publishing a cartoon that appears to show the Prophet Muhammad - a sacred religious figure whose depiction is forbidden in Islam.