MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Journalists threatened by Süleyman Soylu – Orhan Uğuroğlu
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Orhan Uğuroğlu
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2023
LAST UPDATED
21/02/2024
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Threat or Harassment

MP and former Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu targeted journalists Tolga Şardan, Saygı Öztürk, Orhan Uğuroğlu and Cengiz Demirel on his social media account regarding the news about him. Sharing screenshots of the journalists’ articles, Soylu said, “It has been 5 and a half months since I left office. Their ambition, hatred, slander and revenge have not ended. In an organized way, every day a new slander, a new lie, a new characterization… They are used to me! They shoot at my shadow and do their duty! Fresh 4 examples today like every day…” (November 21).