On November 2, Cengiz Erdinç, a writer for Kısa Dalga, was detained in Ayvalık on charges of “spreading misleading information” (Turkish Penal Code 217/A). On November 3, after giving a statement to the Ayvalık Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, he was released under judicial control.
Until September 24, Erdinç was under a foreign travel ban and required to sign at the police station. The journalist is scheduled to stand trial on January 7 at the Ayvalık 1st Criminal Court of First Instance on charges of “spreading misleading information” (December 11).