NEWS CENTER - A 24-hour lawyer restriction was imposed the 11 journalists detained in the Ankara-based investigation.

 

Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against journalists, house raids were carried out in 9 provinces, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) Editor-in-Chief Diren Yurtsever, MA reporters Deniz Nazlım, Selman Güzelyüz, Zemo Ağgöz, Berivan Altan, Hakan Yalçın, Emrullah Acar and Ceylan Şahinli, JINNEWS reporters Habibe Eren and Öznur Değer and journalist Mehmet Günhan were detained.

 

Ankara 5th Criminal Court of Peace has decided to restrict journalists from meeting with their lawyers for 24 hours. The reason for the decision was "the nature and classification of the crime".