9 September 2025
Journalist Fatoş Erdoğan was injured by police plastic bullets while covering a protest at the Istanbul provincial headquarters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP). The protest erupted after a court annulled the party’s 2023 Istanbul provincial congress and appointed a temporary committee under Gürsel Tekin. Police surrounded the building, intervened with tear gas and plastic bullets, and targeted Erdoğan despite her identifying herself as a journalist. She shared photos of bruises caused by the bullets and published videos showing the police assault.