MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention of Ertürk Yılmaz
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Ertürk Yılmaz
CITY
İzmir
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
22/12/2021
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
News Agency
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
Third-Party Interference
Other

Etkin News Agency (ETHA) İzmir correspondent Ertürk Yılmaz was detained in a police raid on his house in the morning hours on December 22, 2021. Seven people, including Yılmaz, were detained due to an anonymous witness statement. Three of the detained, including Yılmaz, were released on the same day (December 22).