MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Journalists detained while covering the Pride March – Yusuf Çelik
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Yusuf Çelik
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2025
LAST UPDATED
25/09/2025
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Access to Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Other
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Other Laws

29 June 2025

Yusuf Çelik, a reporter for Özgür Gelecek newspaper, was detained while covering the 23rd Istanbul Pride March in Istanbul. Çelik was released under a travel ban.