Documentary director Sibel Tekin, who was taken into custody in a raid on her house in Ankara on 16 December, was brought to the Ankara Courthouse after her procedures at the police station. Tekin, whose statement was taken within the scope of the investigation carried out with the allegation of "membership in a terrorist organization", was referred to the Criminal Judgeship of Peace with a request for arrest.

Tekin, whose statement was taken, was subsequently sent to prison on charges of "membership in a terrorist organization".