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Türkiye arrests prominent journalist Fatih Altayli -UPDATED

22 June 2025 18:02 (UTC +04:00)

Well-known journalist Fatih Altayli has been arrested in Türkiye, APA reports.

The journalist is accused of threatening the President.

***June 21, 2025

Prominent Turkish journalist Fatih Altayli was detained Saturday from his residence in the Sisli district of Istanbul over remarks made against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his personal YouTube channel, APA reports citing Türkiye Today.

Altayli was taken into custody on the instruction of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office as part of an ex officio investigation. Security sources said the investigation was launched over alleged threats directed at the president.

Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office releases statement

In a statement released by the prosecutor’s office, authorities said, “An ex officio investigation was initiated against Fatih Altayli for the offense of Threatening the President of the Republic (TCK art. 310/2 via 106/1) due to his threatening remarks targeting our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the social media channel ‘YouTube’ dated 20/06/2025, and the person in question was detained today in accordance with the instruction given to the Istanbul Security Directorate.”