{"id":86404,"date":"2026-05-19T17:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/86404\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:35:12","slug":"turkish-court-orders-rearrest-of-journalist-a-day-after-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/86404\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish court orders rearrest of journalist a day after release"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A Turkish court on Monday ordered the rearrest of local journalist Mehmet Yetim in the southeastern province of \u015eanl\u0131urfa a day after his release from pretrial detention, the Dicle F\u0131rat Journalists Association (DFG) reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yetim was freed on Sunday after one month in pretrial detention. Following a prosecutor\u2019s appeal, the Siverek Criminal Magistrate of Peace ordered his rearrest.<\/p>\n

Yetim was arrested<\/a> on April 18 on charges of publicly disseminating misleading information in a social media post about a knife attack at a school \u015eanl\u0131urfa. He initially reported that a parent had attacked a teacher with a knife and that a vice principal had been injured. He then deleted the post and shared a correction.<\/p>\n

The arrest prompted criticism from opposition politicians and journalist associations<\/a>, which also criticized the authorities\u2019 use of the disinformation law to target journalists.<\/p>\n

Introduced in 2022, Article 217\/A of the Turkish Penal Code, known as the disinformation law, requires prison sentences of one to three years for those found guilty of publicly spreading false information in a way that causes concern, fear or panic among the public.<\/p>\n

According to Expression Interrupted, a press freedom monitoring group, 27 journalists\u00a0are<\/a>\u00a0currently behind bars in Turkey. The country\u2019s deteriorating media landscape was further pointed out in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), where it was\u00a0ranked<\/a>\u00a0163rd out of 180 nations.<\/p>\n


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