BirGün reporter İsmail Arı was detained at the Ankara Police Department, where he had gone to give a statement as part of an investigation following a complaint by former RTÜK Chair Ebubekir Şahin. Arı was summoned to the Security Branch Directorate at 15:30 on 20 October to give a statement. When he arrived at the police department at the specified time, he was notified of the detention order. Arı faced charges of “insulting a public official because of their duty” and “publicly disseminating misleading information.”
20 October 2026
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