MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Threat against journalist Murat Ağırel
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Murat Ağırel
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2024
LAST UPDATED
03/09/2024
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
Third-Party Interference
Threat or Harassment

Cumhuriyet newspaper writer Murat Ağırel posted on his X account that a person wearing a black mask video recording said that a tender has been opened for his execution. “In the video, it is clearly stated that a tender has been opened for my murder, and my execution order has been given,” Ağırel said. Izmir Police Headquarters announced that two suspects were detained in connection with the incident (September 3rd).