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Restrictions on journalists covering the protests began with Ismail Saymaz's detention.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Restrictions on journalists covering the protests began with Ismail Saymaz's detention.
Field: occurred_on
Value: 2025-03-19
About: incident 2025-turkiye-detains-and-deports-journalists-covering-protests
Source: Journalists in Turkey arrested, beaten, deported amid government crackdown on opposition
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-04-02

Quotation from the source

On March 19, police detained freelance reporter and TV commentator İsmail Saymaz at his house in Istanbul.