German police conducted raids on the residences of Turkish journalists, resulting in the detention of İsmail Erel, the German correspondent for Sabah Newspaper, without prior notification. Additionally, reporters from Sabah and A Haber were detained based on a complaint filed by Cevheri Güven, who is associated with FETÖ.
Reports indicate that the German police conducted a raid on the Frankfurt office of Sabah newspaper, which serves as the European news center. During the operation, German Representative İsmail Erel and News Director Cemil Albay were detained by the authorities.
According to information received from Sabah newspaper sources, German police searched the homes of İsmail Erel and Cemil Albay and the European office of Sabah newspaper and confiscated computers and phones.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the journalists were detained because of their reports about the network of U.S.-based FETO ringleader Fetullah Gulen, after a complaint by a member of that network.
Gulenist coup plotters staged a 2016 coup attempt that left hundreds of Turkish citizens martyred and thousands of others injured.
According to sources, the treatment of journalists during the raid has sparked protests both in Ankara and Berlin, condemning the incident as unacceptable.
