Press group urges Türkiye to investigate motives behind journalist shooting

Press group urges Türkiye to investigate motives behind journalist shooting

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Turkish authorities Wednesday to investigate the recent shooting of a journalist for possible motives and links to the victim’s work. Nafiz Koca was shot in the leg with a shotgun outside one of two newspapers he owns. The attack, captured on video, shows the assailant immediately flee the scene. Police launched a large-scale investigation and captured a suspect on Thursday. Koca is now safe, and …

Turkish authorities should investigate shooting of journalist: CPJ - Stockholm Center for Freedom

The Committee to Protect Journalists  (CPJ) on Wednesday urged Turkish authorities to conduct a full investigation into the October 14 shooting of a local newspaper publisher in eastern Turkey and determine whether it was connected to his journalistic activities. “The shooting of Günışığı and Yeni Ufuk publisher Nafiz Koca in Elazığ requires a comprehensive investigation to determine the motive behind the assault,” Özgür Öğret, CPJ’s Turkey repr…