7 October 2025
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation against Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Mehmet Aslan on charges of “membership in a terrorist organization” under Article 314/2 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), based on the testimony of a secret witness codenamed “K8Ç4B3L1T5”, who had previously given statements against several journalists.
Aslan gave his statement at the Diyarbakır Provincial Police Department’s Anti-Terror Branch (TEM). Accompanied by his lawyer Resul Tamur, Aslan was questioned about the secret witness’s statements made against him
