His remarks to a martyr's father had sparked controversy

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into journalist Can Ataklı.

CHIEF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office evaluated the remarks Ataklı made about families of martyrs and fathers of martyrs in a video shared on the social media platform X and other social media accounts as "negative and in the nature of an attack."

The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an ex officio investigation into Ataklı for the crime of "inciting the public to hatred and hostility or insulting them."

Statement from Minister Tunç regarding those who use criminal expressions directed at families of martyrs:

Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç stated that investigations into those who use criminal expressions directed at families of martyrs are being conducted meticulously, using the phrase, "No concessions will ever be made to individuals who resort to such actions, regardless of their title."

In a post on his social media account, Tunç stated that the necessary judicial investigations into those who use criminal expressions directed at families of martyrs, engage in terrorist propaganda, praise crime and criminals, or commit the crime of inciting the public to hatred and hostility are being conducted meticulously by chief public prosecutor's offices.

In his statement, Minister Tunç included the phrase, "No concessions will ever be made to individuals who resort to such actions, regardless of their title."

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

Mehmet Aslan, the father of martyr Infantry Contracted Private Kemal Aslan, who was martyred in the Claw-Lock region, attended his son's funeral wearing his son's uniform and had stated, "I do not grant my blessing to those who send greetings to Selahattin Demirtaş and Osman Kavala."

Journalist Can Ataklı reacted to these words in a video he published on his YouTube channel, stating, "They are shoving a microphone into the man's hand on the other side, too. He says, 'We do not grant our blessing to those who want freedom for Kavala and Öcalan.' Who are you, man, who are you? Just because you are a martyr's father, do you have the right to say whatever you want?"

News Source: 12punto