As part of an investigation launched into his social media post about İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on August 28, 2021, Gerger Fırat newspaper’s Grant Holder and Editor-in-Chief Hacı Boğatekin was taken into custody on February 4, 2022 as per the warrant issued by the İstanbul Büyükçekmece 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace on charge of “provoking the public to hatred and hostility”. After his statement was taken at the prosecutor’s office, Boğatekin was released (February 4).