25–26 March 2025
Following the detention and arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, mass protests erupted across the city. NOW TV correspondent Ali Onur Tosun, who was covering the demonstrations, was arrested in a police raid on his home on 25 March.
On 26 March, Tosun was charged with “violating the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations” and placed under arrest, but he was released the next day. Journalist organisations declared that these mass arrests were a violation of press freedom.
