Published On: 26/07/2016

Turkey: detention Warrant for 42 Journalists

Custody order has been issued for 42 journalists including journalist Nazlฤฑ Ilฤฑcak within the investigation into Gรผlen Community

Following the coup attempt on July 15, detention warrant has been issued for 42 journalists including well-known journalist Nazlฤฑ Ilฤฑcak, who had been supporting the government for a long time but has adopted an oppositional position following the split between AKP and the Gรผlen Community.

According to the report of the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA) custody order has been issued for 42 journalists within the investigation launched into Gรผlen Community upon order of ฤฐstanbul Bureau for Terror and Organized Crimes Vice Chief Public Prosecutor ฤฐrfan Fidan.

According to the report of Toygun Atilla from Hรผrriyet daily, ฤฐstanbul Police Department assuming that Ilฤฑcak who was not at home could be in Bodrum has contacted MuฤŸla police.

42 journalists

According to state-run Anadolu Agency (AA) detention warrent has been issued for following journalists:

Abdullah AbdulkadiroฤŸlu, Abdullah Kฤฑlฤฑรง, Ahmet Dรถnmez, Ali AkkuลŸ, Arda Akฤฑn, AyลŸe Nazlฤฑ Ilฤฑcak, Bayram Kaya, Bilal ลžahin, Bรผlent Ceyhan, Bรผlent Mumay, Bรผnyamin Kรถseli, Azmi Cemal Kalyoncu, Cevheri Gรผven, Cihan Acar, Cuma Ulus, Emre Soncan, Ercan Gรผn, Erkan AkkuลŸ, ErtuฤŸrul ErbaลŸ,Fatih Akalan, Fatih YaฤŸmur, Habip Gรผler, Hanฤฑm BรผลŸra Erdal, HaลŸim Sรถylemez, Hรผseyin Aydฤฑn, ฤฐbrahim Balta, Kamil Maman, Kerim Gรผn,Levent Kenez, Mahmut Hazar, Mehmet Gรผndem, Metin Yฤฑkar, Muhammed Fatih UฤŸur, Mustafa Erkan Acar, Mรผrsel Genรง, Selahattin Sevi, Seyid Kฤฑlฤฑรง,Turan Gรถrรผryฤฑlmaz, Ufuk ลžanlฤฑ, Ufuk Emin KรถroฤŸlu, Yakup SaฤŸlam and Yakup ร‡etin.

According to DoฤŸan News Agency, the journalists  Yakup SaฤŸlam, ฤฐbrahim Balta, Seyit Kฤฑlฤฑรง, Bayram Kaya and Cihan Acar have been taken into custody.

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