Noting that journalists are arrested for writing the truth, DFG Co-chair Dicle Müftüoğlu and MKGP Spokesperson Roza Metîna emphasized that Free Press employees will not bow down to pressure and will continue their work.
Stating that their application to the Ministry of Justice to meet with PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan has not yet been answered, HDP MP Ömer Öcalan said: "We will continue our struggle until the isolation is ended and negotiations are established."
The prosecutor's comments, not their own statements, were used as the reason for the arrest of journalists whose news stories, news posts and travels were the subject of accusations.
There was condemnation from journalists in Northern and Eastern Syria to the arrest of 9 journalists in Ankara. Journalists from Rojava said: "When they arrest journalists, they cannot hide the truth."
Stating that Turkey creates an opportunity for HTS to spread in the region, Minbic Military Council Spokesperson Şervan Derwîş said that they will continue to protect the people.
MA and JINNEWS reporters, accused of their news reports, were referred to the court with a request for arrest after their statements were taken at the prosecutor's office.
Families of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş held in İmralı Prison applied to the prosecutor's office and the prison directorate for a visit.
The journalists whose statements were taken at the Ankara Courthouse were asked about their news stories, social media posts and travels.
Announcing that they will organise the "March of Humanity Against Chemical Weapons" in Taksim on November 6, HDK, HDP and BMG said: "We invite all our people and democracy forces to join our march."
Speaking about the Turkish authorities' refutation of the footage of the chemical attack and reminding that he served in the military in Şırnak in the 1990s, Peace activist Yannis Vasilis Yaylalı said: "I was a witness to the war crimes that took place."
Deposition of MA and JINNEWS reporters brought to Ankara Courthouse has started. Statements are taken simultaneously by 9 prosecutors.
It has been learned that the police filmed the journalists brought to the courthouse handcuffed behind the back and in a single file.
TTB Central Council President Şebnem Korur Fincancı, who was targeted for her statements regarding Turkey's chemical weapons attacks, has been arrested.
The lawyers of the Secret Law Office applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the İmralı Prison Directorate to meet with their client, PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 18 months.
Stating that they are the followers of the tradition of free press, detained journalist Öznur Değer said: "We will continue to be the voice of those silenced."