Journalist Levent Gültekin has been detained

Gültekin's lawyer announced the news of the detention on his social media account with the words, "my client Levent Gültekin has been detained."

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Journalist Levent Gültekin has been detained

Lawyer Çağrı Çetin, in a statement made on his social media account,announced that Levent Gültekin has been detained.announced that he was taken into custody.

Çetin stated, "My client Levent Gültekin has been detained."

Levent Gültekin was taken to the Vatan Police Headquartersandit is expected that his statement will be taken. it waslearned.

HE HAD BEEN ACQUITTED OF'INSULTING THE PRESIDENT'

The Istanbul 49th Criminal Court of First Instance had acquitted Gültekin regarding his remarkson television in 2021following theAs a result of the criminalcomplaint filed, theinvestigation initiated within the scope of thecase opened, ruled that the statementscould not be consideredunder the crime of insultand issued a verdict.Theacquittaldecision regarding Gültekin was issued on February 25, 2025.