Sinan Aygül, President of the Bedlis Journalists' Association, was taken into custody on Tuesday for his news about the abuse of a child.

Aygül shared the following from his social media account: “I was taken into custody on the allegation of inciting people to hatred and enmity because of the news I wrote 3 hours ago about the abuse suffered by a child. The house is currently being searched by the police. I will be detained and taken to the police station. I'm a journalist #journalismsucdegildir" (journalism is not a crime).