Journalist Furkan Karabay was taken into custody on the morning of November 8 due to his news article and social media posts regarding the arrested and replaced CHP Esenyurt Mayor, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer. He was arrested the following evening. Furkan Karabay, a reporter for the 10Haber news site, was arrested on charges of “targeting individuals involved in anti-terrorism efforts,” “insulting a public official,” and “deliberately spreading misleading information to the public.” He was arrested based on the first charge. The journalist was released on November 18 with a travel ban following a decision by the Istanbul 17th Criminal Court of First Instance in response to an appeal (November 18).