24.10.2025 14:31
The statement of Merdan Yanardağ, the General Director of TELE1, who was detained in the morning as part of a espionage investigation, has emerged. Yanardağ reportedly said, "I do not know Hüseyin Gün. This is a fifth-grade setup. I have never been involved in interfering with the 2019 elections. During that election period, we only practiced journalism and hosted guests."
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In the early hours of the morning, the lawyer of TELE1's General Director Merdan Yanardağ, who was detained as part of a espionage investigation, Bilgütay Hakkı Durna, stated in a press release in front of the Istanbul Police Department that the "espionage" allegations against his client are baseless.
"WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY STATEMENTS ARE BEING MADE"
Durna said, "This allegation would be something we would laugh off at another time, but given the circumstances the country is going through, we take it seriously. We are currently following the process with the statements made by the prosecutor's office. We do not understand why so many statements are being made. The prosecutor's duty is not to create public opinion, but we do not know why they are making consecutive statements," he said.
HIS STATEMENT AT THE POLICE HAS EMERGED
It has been learned that journalist Merdan Yanardağ stated in his testimony at the police, "I do not know Hüseyin Gün. This is a fifth-class setup. Throughout my life, I have been in solidarity with the Palestinian people. There has never been a situation where I intervened in the 2019 election.
"A POORLY CONSTRUCTED FIFTH-CLASS SETUP"
During that election period, we only did journalism, we hosted guests. Throughout my life, I have never had a relationship with anyone outside of journalistic activities. This is a poorly constructed fifth-class setup against me and TELE1," he was reported to have said.
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