MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
İrfan Uçar was detained for “membership in a organisation”
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
İrfan Uçar
CITY
Gaziantep
LAST UPDATED
08/12/2023
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 220/6

Journalist İrfan Uçar, who was detained during the raid on his house in Gaziantep’s İslahiye district on the morning of December 6, was released on condition of judicial control after his statement was taken at the TEM Branch on suspicion of “membership in a terrorist organization” (TCK 220/2). The phone calls he made 20 years ago as part of his professional activities also formed the basis for the interrogation of Uçar, who had been a journalist since 1998 and was released by the Antep 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace. The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) and the Media and Legal Studies Association (MLSA) provided legal support to Uçar (6 – 8 December).