MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention over Netanyahu question – Musa Özuğurlu
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Musa Özuğurlu
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2025
LAST UPDATED
08/12/2025
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Television
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Hold an Opinion
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 299


23 September 2025
On 23 September 2025, Musa Özuğurlu, moderator of the programme “Türkiye’nin Yönü” broadcasted on TELE1, was taken to the courthouse by the police over a subtitle that read “What’s the difference between RTE and Netanyahu?” which remained on screen for about one minute. Özuğurlu was released under judicial control with a travel ban and a signature requirement.