site.btaTurkiye Releases Seven Journalists but Expels BBC Correspondent, Stops Opposition TV Channel
University students shout slogans during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkiye, March 27, 2025. Board on the left reads in Turkish: "Do not upset the graphic artist, he will write your name with Comic Sans, Handan Inci." (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
The journalists were detained at their homes before dawn on March 24 and charged with "participating in illegal gatherings and processions and refusing to disperse despite warnings," court documents show. The court later remanded them in custody.
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