Fatih Erdoğan, husband of AKP MP Asuman Erdoğan, filed a criminal complaint against journalists for the news articles published on December 28, 2022 by Birgün reporter İsmail Arı with the headline “Billions of profiteering from AKP member’s wife!” and on January 6, 2023 by Birgün News Director Uğur Şahin with the headline “Decision to upset the Erdoğans: A brake on looting” published on January 6, 2023 with the headline “Decision to upset the Erdoğans: Brake on looting”.
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation against birgun.net Editorial Coordinator Uğur Koç, News Director Uğur Şahin and Birgün reporter İsmail Arı upon Erdoğan’s complaint. Newspaper employees were summoned to testify on charges of “disseminating misleading information” (TCK 217/A), “insult” (TCK 125) and “slander” (TCK 267) (November 1)