Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that an investigation has been launched against journalist Can Ataklı, citing statements he made on the X social media platform and other social media accounts about the deaths of many soldiers in the operations conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Evaluating the statements as “negative and offensive”, the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that it was conducting an ex officio investigation against Ataklı for “inciting or humiliating the public to hatred and hostility” (Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code) (December 25).