MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention of Mimar Kaya
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Mimar Kaya
CITY
Hakkari
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
06/12/2021

Journalist Mimar Kaya, the Grant Holder of the Hakkari-based Colemêrg news website and İhlas News Agency (İHA) reporter, was taken into custody in Turkey’s Hakkari province after he had filmed the road rage between the special operations police officers and the driver of a vehicle offering intracity staff transportation services.

Taken to the police department, journalist Mimar Kaya was released from detention after giving his statement (December 6).