Eskişehir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office decided that there is no ground for prosecution in the investigation against journalist Bilal Seçkin due to “membership in an armed terrorist organization”. The prosecutor’s office stated that there was no concrete evidence showing Seçkin’s connection to the PKK, and that there was no evidence that he was included in the organization’s hierarchy or made propaganda. The decision stated that Seçkin received photo royalties from a Germany-based company in 2021-2022, but the content could not be identified. “The real issue is that such investigations are never opened,” Seçkin said, emphasizing that journalists are under pressure for fulfilling their public duty.
August 12, 2025
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