Upon the criminal complaint of Gürkan Erginkan Law Office due to a social media post, Etkin News Agency (ETHA) editor Pınar Gayıp faced an investigation on charge of “provoking the public to hatred and hostility” (as per the Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code / TCK) on October 18, 2022. On the day when the investigation was launched, Gayıp deposed at the Security Department of the İstanbul Security Directorate.
Regarding the mine blast that claimed the lives of 41 out of 100 miners in Bartın on October 14, 2022, Gayıp wrote, “Several workers have been stranded. That is why they have passed the censorship law: To reinforce their power! No one shall know so that no one will be called to account” (October 18).
The investigation launched against Gayıp ended in a decision of non-prosecution (December 2).