Hedef Newspaper correspondent Abdurrahman Fırat was subjected to a physical attack while reporting about drug selling suspects while they were being transfered to the courthosue in Aydın. The relatives of the suspects tried to prevent him from taking pictures and to take his equipment from him.
DHA correspondent Burhan Ceyhan, İHA correspondent Burhan Ceyhan, Manşet Newspaper correspondent Melek Fırat were also subjected to violence together with Fırat. Police and gendarme intervened and took three aggressors into custody upon complaint by the journalists (March 30, 2023).