Prosecutors prepared an indictment against journalists Şaban Sevinç and Mustafa Balcı, who were arrested on 9 October over posts concerning the fund investigation. They sought up to 18 years, 11 months and 15 days in prison for Sevinç and up to 10 years and 10 months for Balcı. Both journalists were charged with publicly disseminating misleading information, slander and publicly insulting a public official because of their duty; prosecutors requested application of successive-offense provisions to the first two charges against Sevinç. The charges were based on Balcı’s sharing of a photograph showing AKP Spokesperson Ömer Çelik together with Osman Arıkan Nacar, whose name appeared in the fund investigation, at a concert in Bodrum, and on Sevinç’s commentary on X and YouTube. The court ordered the continued detention of both journalists and scheduled the first hearing for 27 November 2026.
4 November 2026
Sendika.Org