MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Journalists detained in İBB investigation – Aslı Aydıntaşbaş
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2025
LAST UPDATED
12/11/2025
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Social Media Account
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 217/A

6 November 2025

Journalist Aslı Aydıntaşbaş was summoned to testify as part of the investigation into Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. However, she was abroad at the time and therefore not brought in for questioning. The investigation involves allegations of “publicly disseminating false information” and “aiding a criminal organization.”
Other journalists questioned as part of the investigation include Soner Yalçın, Şaban Sevinç, Ruşen Çakır, Yavuz Oğhan, and Batuhan Çolak.