US EditionTurkish Journalist Furkan Karabay Arrested Again - Committee to Protect Journalists
- Turkish freelance court reporter Furkan Karabay was arrested again on May 15, 2025, in Istanbul during a police raid and detained pending trial.
- His arrest follows multiple detentions linked to his reporting on opposition figures and judiciary corruption, including his April social media posts about Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's prosecution.
- Karabay has been charged with accusing individuals responsible for fighting terrorism, insulting President Erdogan, and disseminating false information, leading to a postponed prison sentence of 25 months.
- The journalist's X account was blocked May 16 following a legal demand, and the Committee to Protect Journalists called for his immediate release and criticized ongoing press restrictions in Turkey.
- This latest arrest continues a pattern of judicial actions against Karabay, highlighting sustained pressure on journalists reporting on political and judicial matters in Turkey.
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Turkish journalist Furkan Karabay arrested again - Committee to Protect Journalists
Istanbul, May 16, 2025—Turkish authorities should immediately release freelance court reporter Furkan Karabay, who was detained during a police raid early Thursday in Istanbul, and stop detaining journalists who are trying to report the news, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. The detention marks at least the third in recent years. Later Thursday, an Istanbul court arrested Karabay, pending trial, on suspicion of “making targets of those…
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