An investigation was started against journalist Oktay Candemir for his social media posts upon a complaint by Van Provincial National Education Director Hasan Tekve with “libel” and “threat” charges. Candemir went to the police headquarters on February 9, 2023 in the scope of to the investigation and was released after his statement was taken. Candemir had made claims of “jobbery” and “injury to public property” against Tekve on his Twitter posts (February 9).