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Turkish police detain Deutsche Welle journalist over social media posts
Alican Uludag faces charges for social media posts criticizing government corruption and release of suspected ISIS militants, amid Turkey's severe press freedom constraints.
- Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said it detained Alican Uludag, Deutsche Welle correspondent, in Ankara on February 19, 2026, launching a criminal investigation over his social media posts.
- Prosecutors say the probe stems from an X post about a year and a half ago that criticized government measures tied to the release of suspected Islamic State militants and included corruption accusations.
- About thirty police officers arrested Uludag in front of his family at his Ankara home late Thursday, searched the apartment, confiscated IT equipment, and transferred him to Istanbul Provincial Police headquarters.
- DW's director general Barbara Massing called the accusations baseless and the arrest a deliberate act of intimidation, while journalists protested outside Istanbul's Çağlayan Courthouse and DW colleagues, local lawyers, and Istanbul Bar Association attorneys will accompany Uludag to the magistrate on February 20, 2026.
- At least 14 journalists are currently imprisoned, and press freedom advocates described Uludag's detention as an attack on media independence, highlighting broader repression in Turkey.
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