Selahattin Günday denied the charges

Published 23 Sept, 18:01 Photo: BBC Türkçe

This story is from 23 September 2026.

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Journalist Selahattin Günday, detained in the Kaşif Kozinoğlu investigation, denied the charges in a statement from Silivri Prison: "I am neither the perpetrator of a crime nor the leader of a criminal organization."

Günday said his freedom was taken away 13 days ago and that he was held responsible for footage he did not see. He stated that hours after his first arrest, he was arrested a second time on charges of forming an organization.

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23 Sept 2026 18:01 Selahattin Günday denied the charges Journalist Selahattin Günday, detained in the Kaşif Kozinoğlu investigation, denied the charges in a statement from Silivri Prison: "I am neither the perpetrator of a crime nor the leader of a criminal organization."