Claim 88

CPJ documented detentions, beatings and the deportation of BBC's Mark Lowen among journalists covering the protests.

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

Statement: CPJ documented detentions, beatings and the deportation of BBC's Mark Lowen among journalists covering the protests.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: At least 13 journalists detained, 14 injured, 1 deported
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

authorities have since arrested thousands of protesters and have moved aggressively to tamp down media coverage