Editing Sarah, Duchess of York (section)

===2012 Turkey legal incident===
On 13 January 2012, the Ministry of Justice of [[Turkey]] issued an international arrest warrant for Sarah. She had travelled to Turkey in 2008 and covertly filmed a Turkish state orphanage. The Turkish authorities alleged that Sarah made a false declaration when entering the country (in regard to her motives for visiting Turkey), trespassed into a Turkish Government institution, and also invaded the privacy of children.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 January 2012|title=Fergie Charged Over Turkish Documentary|publisher=Sky News|url=http://news.sky.com/story/fergie-charged-over-turkish-documentary-10482063|access-date=8 January 2017}}</ref> These charges carry sentences of up to 22 years imprisonment. Turkey and Britain have an extradition treaty; however, Home Office officials have stated:<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rayner|first=Gordon|date=13 January 2012|title=Duchess of York evades extradition over TV row|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9013830/Duchess-of-York-evades-extradition-over-TV-row.html|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|text=Under UK extradition law a judge must order the discharge of [an extradition request] if it is not an offence under UK law and in the country requesting extradition. In this case there is no offence in UK law so there will be no extradition.}}

Turkey maintains that Sarah distorted information about the orphanage and used an isolated incident in a smear campaign against the Republic of Turkey. Turkey invited international human rights organisations to inspect any orphanage of its choosing to show its transparency in relation to the issue.<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 January 2012|title=Duchess of York cancels U.S. trip, raises questions - CNN.com|work=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/16/world/europe/turkey-us-duchess-film/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Wardrop|first=Murray|date=16 January 2012|title=Turkish government presses ahead with case against Duchess of York despite extradition doubts|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9016374/Turkish-government-presses-ahead-with-case-against-Duchess-of-York-despite-extradition-doubts.html|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

On 5 May 2012, the trial began into the charges brought by the Ankara State Prosecutor's office. Cansu Şahin, representing Ferguson, who was not present, told the Ankara court that her client has apologised and would like to plea-bargain with the prosecution.<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 May 2012|title=Fergie scrambles over doco charge|publisher=News.com.au|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/fergie-in-spot-of-bother-over-film/story-fn7mjoe2-1226347359337|access-date=27 May 2012|archive-date=9 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609063740/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/fergie-in-spot-of-bother-over-film/story-fn7mjoe2-1226347359337|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=5 May 2012|title=Duchess of York on trial for filming orphanages in Turkey|url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/05/05/234-Duchess-of-York-on-trial-for-filming-orphanages-in-Turkey-.html|access-date=8 January 2017|work=News Track India}}</ref>