MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Physical attack against journalist Murat İde
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Murat İde
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
30/12/2019
MEDIUM
Print Media
Newspaper
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Physical Interference

Columnist for Yeniçağ daily and Press Advisor of İYİ Party, Murat İde was attacked by a group of 7-8 people near his home in Istanbul after he left the TV program entitled, “Burası çok Önemli” at KRT TV channel. The four suspects were detained.

Reacting to the attack İYİ Party Chairperson Meral Akşener said “we will not submit by any threats and never be silent” on Twitter.