MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Sexual violence threat and harassment – Şule Aydın
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Şule Aydın
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2024
LAST UPDATED
07/08/2025
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Television
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
Third-Party Interference
Threat or Harassment


11 October 2024
Journalist and Halk TV presenter Şule Aydın reported via social media that she had received a threat involving sexual violence and filed a criminal complaint at the Kadıköy Ferry Terminal Police Station. Aydın, previously targeted by MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli who referred to her as one of “four clowns,” shared an image showing a sexually explicit word written on her apartment door along with a stain. She stated that she receives regular threats due to her journalism and called for those responsible to be identified, emphasizing that “we are not even safe in our own homes.”