An Israeli woman has been detained in Turkey, the Foreign Ministry told The Times of Israel on Saturday.

“The incident is known to us and is being handled by the Consular Affairs Division,” the Foreign Ministry said.

The woman, Avivit Amber, has been under arrest for 11 days after allegedly desecrating the country’s flag and insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Palestine, Hebrew media outlets reported.

Amber was arrested in Istanbul’s Taksim Square in late January, reports said.

Turkish state media have not published official details on the case, with most information coming out of Turkish social media.

According to the Walla news site, Amber was arrested for violating a provision in the Turkish criminal code that prohibits offending the president.

İsrailli bir kadın, Türk bayrağına, Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'a ve "Filistin Devleti"ne hakaret şüphesiyle İstanbul'da 10........

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