25.12.2025 16:35
In a program on YouTube, journalist Barış Terkoğlu claimed that during a past raid on a venue called "Kütüphane," which has been in the news for drug operations, police encountered a prosecutor inside. He was detained by gendarmerie teams on the charge of "publicly disseminating misleading information."
Journalist Barış Terkoğlu was taken into custody and brought to the courthouse.
HE WAS DETAINED FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS RELATED TO A VENUE NAMED "LIBRARY" Action was taken regarding journalist Barış Terkoğlu, who claimed in a program on YouTube that during a previous raid on a venue named "Library," police encountered a prosecutor inside, which has been in the news due to drug operations.
Terkoğlu was detained by gendarmerie teams. He was taken to Çağlayan Courthouse on charges of "publicly disseminating misleading information."
Barış Terkoğlu A STATEMENT FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE In a statement made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated, "An investigation has been initiated against suspect Barış Terkoğlu for the crime of 'publicly disseminating misleading information' under Article 217/a of the Turkish Penal Code, and upon our instruction, the suspect has been detained by the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command."
WHO IS BARİŞ TERKOĞLU? Barış Terkoğlu was born on October 13, 1980, in Istanbul. He completed his undergraduate education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University and obtained his master's degree in Middle Eastern Political History and International Relations at Marmara University Middle East Institute. He was detained on February 14, 2011, and after being held in Silivri Prison for 19 months as part of the OdaTV case, he was released at a hearing on September 14, 2012.