16 June 2025
Journalist Ozan Cırık was taken into custody on 13 June in a police raid on his home in Istanbul, as part of an investigation in Artvin, reportedly conducted on allegations of “organization” activities. In the investigation, which is under a confidentiality order, Cırık and other journalists were transferred about 1,500 km away to Artvin on a 20-hour journey from Istanbul. After being brought before a court, Cırık was arrested. He was first sent to Artvin Prison and later transferred to Erzurum Type H Prison. In the same investigation, journalists Dicle Baştürk and Eylem Emel Yılmaz were also arrested.
16 July 2025
Journalists Ozan Cırık, Dicle Baştürk, Yavuz Akengin, and Eylem Emel Yılmaz, arrested on 16 June in an Artvin-based investigation, were released under judicial control. Metin Yoksu, arrested on 26 June in the same case, remains in detention.
