Mehmet Kamış, former deputy editor-in-chief of the shut-down Zaman daily and the subject of an arrest warrant for “attempting to overthrow the constitutional order” (Article 309 of the Turkish Penal Code), was detained in Çeşme district of İzmir. The operation was carried out by the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Directorate and Izmir Security Directorate’s Fight Against Organized Crime Branch under the coordination of Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. On November 23, Kamış was brought before the İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court in İstanbul’s Çağlayan district and arrested on the grounds of “suspicion of escape”, citing his seven years on the run despite a warrant for his arrest. Kamış will begin his trial on January 19, 2024 (November 22-23).