Journalist Sedef Kabaş detained

Lawyer Uğur Poyraz shared on his X account that his client, journalist Sedef Kabaş, called him to say that she had been detained.

Poyraz stated that he was heading to the Istanbul Vatan Police Department following the development.

It was learned that journalist Sedef Kabaş was detained within the scope of an investigation conducted by the Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on charges of "insulting the President" and "incitement to commit a crime." It was reported that the investigation is ongoing.

STATEMENT FROM KABAŞ'S LAWYER

Lawyer Uğur Poyraz used the following expressions in his statement on his social media account:

My client Sedef Kabaş will be brought before the prosecutor at the Anatolian Courthouse today on allegations of committing the crimes of "insulting the President" and "incitement to commit a crime" due to 3 tweets she posted. I hope we do not experience another legal disaster.