Aygül
Attack on Reporter Who Investigated Turkish Mayor Condemned
A protester outside the Turkish embassy in Berlin, Germany, May 2017. Photo: EPA/CLEMENS BILAN
On June 17, Aygul, who is also the chairperson of the Bitlis Association of Journalists, wrote on Twitter that security guards employed by the mayor of the eastern Turkish city of Tatvan, Mehmet Emin Geylani, physically assaulted him in the street.
Journalist beaten in eastern city, two arrested
Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the assault on journalist Sinan Aygül in the eastern Bitlis province's Tatvan district.
Yücel Baysali, an employee of Tatvan Municipality, and police officer Engin Kaplan were detained and subsequently taken into custody.
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