ISTANBUL: A Turkish journalist working for the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has been arrested on accusations of “spreading false news” and “insulting the president,” the Istanbul prosecutor’s office has said. Alican Uludag was arrested in Ankara on Thursday, the office said, on charges stemming from posts on a social media account. Uludag’s lawyer said the journalist was being targeted for articles written for DW about the repatriation of Turkish citizens affiliated with the Daesh group.

Alican Uludag berichtet für den deutschen Auslandssender über die türkische Justiz – und wurde nun in Ankara wegen eines Social-Media-Posts festgenommen. Die Deutsche Welle…

ISTANBUL: A Turkish journalist working for the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) has been arrested on accusations of “spreading false news” and “insulting the…

Die türkische Justiz inhaftiert den Investigativreporter der Deutschen Welle, Alican Uludağ. Er ist ein Korruptionsjäger und Erdoğan deswegen ein Dorn im Auge. Die Bundesregierung…