The journalist was reported to the authorities by the government courts for “making false accusations and reporting lies” while reporting on the earthquake and its aftermath.
Journalist Fırat Bulut was detained yesterday as he stepped out of the plane that brought him back to the nation’s capital, Ankara.
The journalist was reported to the authorities by the government courts for “making false accusations and reporting lies” while reporting on the earthquake and its aftermath.
The Turkish government is on a hot seat after it failed to respond to the needs of the earthquake victims, and all its disaster relief agencies suffering from privatization are mired in scandals and corruption. In order to shut down the documented failures at all levels, the government and state officials in Turkey have been accusing reporters, even the earth scientists, of “spreading false information” and detaining the perpetrators.
Journalist Fırat tweeted that the government was absent during the relief efforts. However, it was trying to shut the journalists up by detaining them now.
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