MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Four-day detention in İzmir – Yağız Barut
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Yağız Barut
CITY
İzmir
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2025
LAST UPDATED
26/08/2025
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Other
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Access to Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Other Laws

24 March 2025

Yağız Barut, freelance journalist and board member of İzmir Journalists’ Association, was detained in İzmir while covering the mass protests that erupted after the detention and arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. He was accused of “violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations” and was held in custody for four days before being released.