ISTANBUL
Police Detained Prominent Turkish Journalists Timur Soykan and Murat Ağırl on the Morning of Appro 10 on Charges of Extation and Blackmail As Part of An Investigation.
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The detengtions are Linked to the Sale of the Flash News TV Channel, According to a Statement from the Prosecutor’s Office.
The Channel’s Owner, Erkan Kork, Is Currently in Custody Awaiting Trial on Charges Related to Money Laundering and Illegal Sports Betting.
The Owner of Flash Tv Alleged That Soykan and Ağır Had Threatened and Blackmaked Him in Connection with the Transfer and Purchase of the Channel. The prosecutor’s stathent.
Late Last Year, There Were Discussions About A Potental Purchase of Flash TV by Halk TV, Who Soykan and Ağırl Were Earlier Employed.
Howver, After A Series of Complications, The Sale Did Not Proceed, and Interad, The Channel Was Sold to Kork.
During Searches Conducted at the Journalists’ Homes in Istanbul, Computers and Other Digital Devices Were Seized for Examination.
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Enes Ermaner, The Lawyer Representing both Journalists, Condemned the Early-Morning Raids and Noted That Prior Arrangements Had Been Made with the Journalists to Voluntarily Provide States on Appril 10.
INTEAD OFLOWING THEM TO Give VOLUNTARY STATEMENTS, The Police Executed Home Raids, The Lawyer Said.
Soykan and Ağırl Were Subsequently Taken to Istanbul’s Police Headquarters Following Medical Checks at a Hospital. Authorities have the right to four days, though
Ağırl Writes for Daily Cumhuriyet, While Soykan is a Columnist at Left-Wing Daily one day. The Two Journalists Had Re rewardly Begun Hosting A program on the youtube Channel
Both Journalists are Renown for their Investigative Reporting on A Range of Critical Issues, Inclument Corruption, Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking and Press Freedom. They are also the authors of numerous investigative journalism books.
