NewsJournalist İsmail Arı has been taken into custody.

Journalist İsmail Arı has been taken into custody.

Journalist İsmail Arı has been taken into custody.

20.10.2026 18:40

Journalist İsmail Arı was detained upon a complaint by former RTÜK President Ebubekir Şahin on charges of "insulting a public official due to his duty" and "spreading misleading information to the public."

BirGün newspaper reporter İsmail Arı was taken into custody following a complaint by former RTÜK President Ebubekir Şahin. It was learned that the charges brought against Arı are "insulting a public official due to his duty" and "spreading misleading information to the public."

TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

Arı was invited to the Ankara Police Department Security Branch Directorate today at 15:30 for statement procedures. The detention decision was served on Arı at the police department.

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