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Several journalists hurt, detained by police amid Turkey protests

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 25 March 2025 |  CPJ News Alert

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Several journalists hurt, detained by police amid Turkey protests
Protests erupted across Turkey following a government crackdown on Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ?mamo?lu. Numerous journalists were injured and detained by police amid these events.

ISTANBUL—Turkish authorities should release the journalists taken into police custody during widespread protests and end hostile behavior towards the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday.

Protests erupted and grew in multiple cities across Turkey following the government crackdown on Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was due to be selected as an opposition party presidential nominee on March 23, alongside other politicians and municipal staff last week. Multiple journalists have been placed in police custody, while several have been hurt by the police in the field since March 21.

“Neither the police violence targeting journalists who are covering the street protests, nor the raiding of their homes, is acceptable under any conditions,” said Özgür ÖÄŸret, CPJ’s Turkey representative. “Turkish authorities should immediately release the journalists in custody and allow the press to operate freely and safely.”

Police in Istanbul took at least five photojournalists into custody while raiding their homes on Monday morning: Yasin Akgül of Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Ali Onur Tosun of NOW Haber, along with freelancers Bülent Kılıç, Zeynep Kuray, and Hayri Tunç. Another freelance photojournalist, Murat KocabaÅŸ, was also detained by the police in Izmir on Monday.

ZiÅŸan Gür, a reporter for the leftist news website Sendika, was taken into custody by the police while in the field in Istanbul on Sunday evening.

Turkish police have also beaten or used rubber bullets on multiple field reporters since Friday, according to local press freedom advocacy groups, including: Akgül, Egemen İsar of the Nefes newspaper, Hakan Akgün of the state-owned Anadolu Agency, Dilara Åženkaya of Reuters, Ali Dinç of Bianet, Eylül Deniz YaÅŸar of İlke TV, Yusuf Çelik of Özgür Gelecek, and freelancers Kemal Aslan and Rojda AltıntaÅŸ. The journalists also had their equipment damaged by the police, according to those groups.

Meanwhile, Ebubekir Åžahin, the government-appointed chair of the media regulator RTÜK, has threatened Turkish TV channels broadcasting the protests and opposition rallies with license cancellations. İlhan TaÅŸçı, an opposition-appointed member of the RTÜK, argued that the regulator has no authority to suppress broadcasts before they air and can only review what has already run.

CPJ emailed RTÜK and Turkey’s Interior Ministry, which oversees the police, for comment but didn’t receive any replies.

Photo caption: Police officers pepper spray a demonstrator wearing dervish clothes during a protest on the day Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 23, 2025. Multiple journalists have been detained. (Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas)

ترکی میں احتجاج Ú©Û' دوران کئی صحافی زخمی، پولیس Ù†Û' متعدد Ú©Ùˆ حراست میں Ù„Û' لیا

استنبول — کمیٹی ٹو پروٹیکٹ جرنلسٹس (سی Ù¾ÛŒ جÛ') Ù†Û' پیر Ú©Û' روز کہا کہ ترکی Ú©ÛŒ حکومت Ú©Ùˆ احتجاجی مظاہروں Ú©Û' دوران حراست میں Ù„ÛŒÛ' گئÛ' صحافیوں Ú©Ùˆ فوری رہا کرنا چاہیÛ' اور میڈیا Ú©Û' خلاف جارحانہ رویہ ختم کرنا چاہیÛ'Û"

حکومت Ú©ÛŒ جانب سÛ' استنبول Ú©Û' میئر اکرم امام اوغلی اور دیگر سیاسی کارکنوں اور بلدیاتی عملÛ' Ú©Û' خلاف کارروائی Ú©Û' بعد ترکی Ú©Û' متعدد شہروں میں احتجاج پھیل گیاÛ" 23 مارچ Ú©Ùˆ امام اوغلی Ú©Ùˆ ایک اپوزیشن جماعت Ú©ÛŒ جانب سÛ' صدارتی امیدوار نامزد کیا جانا تھاÛ" 21 مارچ سÛ' اب تک متعدد صحافیوں Ú©Ùˆ حراست میں لیا گیا ہÛ'ØŒ جبکہ کئی صحافیوں Ú©Ùˆ پولیس Ú©ÛŒ جانب سÛ' تشدد کا نشانہ بنایا گیا ہÛ'Û"

سی Ù¾ÛŒ جÛ' Ú©Û' ترکی نمائندÛ' اوزگور اوگرت Ù†Û' کہا، "نہ تو احتجاجی مظاہروں Ú©ÛŒ کوریج کرنÛ' والÛ' صحافیوں Ú©Û' خلاف پولیس تشدد قابل قبول ہÛ' اور نہ ہی ان Ú©Û' گھروں پر چھاپÛ' مارÛ' جانÛ' کا عملÛ" ترکی Ú©ÛŒ حکومت Ú©Ùˆ فوری طور پر حراست میں Ù„ÛŒÛ' گئÛ' صحافیوں Ú©Ùˆ رہا کرنا چاہیÛ' اور میڈیا Ú©Ùˆ آزادانہ اور محفوظ طریقÛ' سÛ' کام کرنÛ' دینا چاہیÛ'Û""

استنبول پولیس Ù†Û' پیر Ú©ÛŒ صبح Ú©Ù… از Ú©Ù… پانچ فوٹو جرنلسٹس Ú©Û' گھروں پر چھاپÛ' مار کر انہیں حراست میں لیا، جن میں اÛ' ایف Ù¾ÛŒ Ú©Û' یاسین ایکگل، نوو حبر Ú©Û' علی انور توسن، اور فری لانسرز بلینت کلیچ، زینب کورÛ' اور حیری تونچ شامل ہیںÛ" ایک اور فری لانس فوٹو جرنلسٹ مرات کوباش Ú©Ùˆ ازمیر پولیس Ù†Û' حراست میں لیاÛ"

بائیں بازو Ú©ÛŒ خبریں ویب سائٹ سندیکا Ú©ÛŒ رپورٹر زیشان گر Ú©Ùˆ اتوار Ú©ÛŒ شام استنبول میں کام Ú©Û' دوران حراست میں Ù„Û' لیا گیاÛ"

مقامی پریس فریڈم گروپس Ú©Û' مطابق، جمعہ سÛ' اب تک پولیس Ù†Û' متعدد صحافیوں Ú©Ùˆ مارا پیٹا یا ربÚ' Ú©ÛŒ گولیاں استعمال کیں، جن میں اÛ' ایف Ù¾ÛŒ Ú©Û' یاسین ایکگل، نفس اخبار Ú©Û' ایگمن ایسار، سرکاری ادارÛ' انادولو ایجنسی Ú©Û' ہکان اکگن، رائٹرز Ú©ÛŒ دلارا شنکایا، بیانٹ Ú©Û' علی دینچ، الکÛ' Ù¹ÛŒ ÙˆÛŒ Ú©Û' ایلول دینیز یاشار، اوزگور گلیچ Ú©Û' یوسف چیلک، اور فری لانسرز کمال اصلان اور روجدا التنتاش شامل ہیںÛ" ان گروپس Ú©Û' مطابق، پولیس Ù†Û' صحافیوں Ú©Û' آلات بھی توÚ' دیÛ'Û"

دریں اثنا، حکومت Ú©ÛŒ جانب سÛ' میڈیا ریگولیٹر آر Ù¹ÛŒ یو Ú©Û' Ú©Û' سربراہ ابوبکر شاہن Ù†Û' احتجاجی مظاہروں اور اپوزیشن ریلیوں Ú©ÛŒ کوریج کرنÛ' والÛ' Ù¹ÛŒ ÙˆÛŒ چینلز Ú©Ùˆ لائسنس منسوخ کرنÛ' Ú©ÛŒ دھمکی دی ہÛ'Û" آر Ù¹ÛŒ یو Ú©Û' Ú©Û' اپوزیشن نمائندÛ' الہان تاشچی Ù†Û' کہا کہ ریگولیٹر Ú©Ùˆ نشریات Ú©Ùˆ روکنÛ' کا اختیار نہیں ہÛ'ØŒ وہ صرف نشر ہونÛ' والÛ' مواد کا جائزہ Ù„Û' سکتا ہÛ'Û"

سی Ù¾ÛŒ جÛ' Ù†Û' آر Ù¹ÛŒ یو Ú©Û' اور ترکی Ú©Û' وزارت داخلہ، جو پولیس Ú©Û' نگران ہیں، Ú©Ùˆ تبصرÛ' Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' ای میل بھیجا، لیکن کوئی جواب موصول نہیں ہواÛ"

تصویر Ú©ÛŒ کیپشن:مارچ تئیس Ú©Ùˆ استنبول، ترکی میں استنبول Ú©Û' میئر اکرم امام اوغلو Ú©Û' بدعنوانی Ú©ÛŒ تحقیقات Ú©Û' سلسلÛ' میں جیل بھیجÛ' جانÛ' Ú©Û' دن احتجاج Ú©Û' دوران پولیس اہلکاروں Ù†Û' درویش Ú©Û' لباس میں ملبوس ایک مظاہر پر کالی مرچ اسپرÛ' کا استعمال کیاÛ" متعدد صحافیوں Ú©Ùˆ حراست میں لیا گیاÛ" (تصویر: رائٹرز/امیت بکتاش)

Key Points

  • Turkish police detained multiple journalists during protests.
  • Protests were sparked by actions against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem ?mamo?lu.
  • Concerns over press safety and freedom have escalated.
  • The Committee to Protect Journalists urged the release of detained reporters.
  • Police used violence against journalists covering the protests.

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