Claim 275

Journalist Yelis Ayaz was arrested over reporting on allegations that an MP's son brought a weapon to school, after prosecutors denied the allegations and charged her with spreading disinformation.

Type

media restriction

Country

Turkey

Theme

Media and information environment

Date

2026-05-18

Status

past

Evidence

1. The prosecutor's office denied the allegations and charged Yelis Ayaz with spreading disinformation, an accusation increasingly used against journalists.

   Source: https://bianet.org/news | external