MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Mehmet Yetim detained
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Mehmet Yetim
CITY
Şanlıurfa
LAST UPDATED
27/06/2023
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Social Media Account
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
Law on Regulating Broadcasting (Publication) in the Internet and Fighting Against Crimes Committed by Means of Such Broadcasting

Journalist Mehmet Yetim was detained on June 26, 2023 due to his social media posts. Yetim announced the incident on his social media account and announced that he was released on June 27 after testifying at the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office (June 27).