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Our reporter İsmail Arı, who was arrested following a complaint by former RTÜK chairman Ebubekir Şahin, is due to appear in court on 19 November. Arı, who faces up to five years’ imprisonment, is due to appear at the 32nd Ankara Magistrates’ Court; the hearing is scheduled to begin at 11.45 am.

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BirGün/ANKARABirGün newspaper reporter İsmail Arı, who was arrested following a complaint by the former chairman of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Ebubekir Şahin, is set to appear in court.Arı, who was arrested on 21 October and taken to Sincan Prison, is due to appear before the judge on 19 November.Arı, who will appear before the judge on the 29th day of his detention, is to be tried at the Ankara 32nd Criminal Court of First Instance. The hearing will begin at 11.45 am.UP TO FIVE YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT SOUGHTArı faces charges of “Insult and Publicly Disseminating Misleading Information” and “Insult via an Audio, Written or Visual Message”, for which a prison sentence of up to five years is being sought, according to the indictment.HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WHEN HE WENT TO GIVE A STATEMENTİsmail Arı, who was taken into custody at the Ankara Police Headquarters after going there of his own accord to give a statement following a complaint by Ebubekir Şahin, was remanded in custody by the magistrate on 21 October.Following the remand decision, Arı stated: “The judge didn’t even listen; he cut off the lawyers’ words. They’re sending me back to prison yet again for a crime that doesn’t even carry a custodial sentence.”Our reporter, İsmail Arı, was transferred after his detention to cell A10 at Sincan No. 2 L-Type Closed Prison, where he had previously spent 75 days.ARRESTED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE SAME YEAROur reporter, İsmail Arı, was taken into custody on the night of Saturday 21 March 2026 in Tokat, where he was visiting his wife’s family, as part of an investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office; he was taken to Ankara and remanded in custody the following day.Arı, who was held at Sincan Prison for 75 days, was released on 5 June at the hearing, despite the prosecutor’s request to ‘continue detention’, and without any conditions of judicial supervision being imposed.Note: This article is translated from the original article titled Gazeteci İsmail Arı 19 Kasım’da hakim karşısında: 5 yıla kadar ceza isteniyor, published in BirGün newspaper on October 30, 2026.

BirGün newspaper reporter İsmail Arı, who was arrested following a complaint by the former chairman of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Ebubekir Şahin, is set to appear in court.Arı, who was arrested on 21 October and taken to Sincan Prison, is due to appear before the judge on 19 November.Arı, who will appear before the judge on the 29th day of his detention, is to be tried at the Ankara 32nd Criminal Court of First Instance. The hearing will begin at 11.45 am.UP TO FIVE YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT SOUGHTArı faces charges of “Insult and Publicly Disseminating Misleading Information” and “Insult via an Audio, Written or Visual Message”, for which a prison sentence of up to five years is being sought, according to the indictment.HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WHEN HE WENT TO GIVE A STATEMENTİsmail Arı, who was taken into custody at the Ankara Police Headquarters after going there of his own accord to give a statement following a complaint by Ebubekir Şahin, was remanded in custody by the magistrate on 21 October.Following the remand decision, Arı stated: “The judge didn’t even listen; he cut off the lawyers’ words. They’re sending me back to prison yet again for a crime that doesn’t even carry a custodial sentence.”Our reporter, İsmail Arı, was transferred after his detention to cell A10 at Sincan No. 2 L-Type Closed Prison, where he had previously spent 75 days.ARRESTED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE SAME YEAROur reporter, İsmail Arı, was taken into custody on the night of Saturday 21 March 2026 in Tokat, where he was visiting his wife’s family, as part of an investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office; he was taken to Ankara and remanded in custody the following day.Arı, who was held at Sincan Prison for 75 days, was released on 5 June at the hearing, despite the prosecutor’s request to ‘continue detention’, and without any conditions of judicial supervision being imposed.Note: This article is translated from the original article titled Gazeteci İsmail Arı 19 Kasım’da hakim karşısında: 5 yıla kadar ceza isteniyor, published in BirGün newspaper on October 30, 2026.

Arı, who was arrested on 21 October and taken to Sincan Prison, is due to appear before the judge on 19 November.Arı, who will appear before the judge on the 29th day of his detention, is to be tried at the Ankara 32nd Criminal Court of First Instance. The hearing will begin at 11.45 am.UP TO FIVE YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT SOUGHTArı faces charges of “Insult and Publicly Disseminating Misleading Information” and “Insult via an Audio, Written or Visual Message”, for which a prison sentence of up to five years is being sought, according to the indictment.HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WHEN HE WENT TO GIVE A STATEMENTİsmail Arı, who was taken into custody at the Ankara Police Headquarters after going there of his own accord to give a statement following a complaint by Ebubekir Şahin, was remanded in custody by the magistrate on 21 October.Following the remand decision, Arı stated: “The judge didn’t even listen; he cut off the lawyers’ words. They’re sending me back to prison yet again for a crime that doesn’t even carry a custodial sentence.”Our reporter, İsmail Arı, was transferred after his detention to cell A10 at Sincan No. 2 L-Type Closed Prison, where he had previously spent 75 days.ARRESTED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE SAME YEAROur reporter, İsmail Arı, was taken into custody on the night of Saturday 21 March 2026 in Tokat, where he was visiting his wife’s family, as part of an investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office; he was taken to Ankara and remanded in custody the following day.Arı, who was held at Sincan Prison for 75 days, was released on 5 June at the hearing, despite the prosecutor’s request to ‘continue detention’, and without any conditions of judicial supervision being imposed.Note: This article is translated from the original article titled Gazeteci İsmail Arı 19 Kasım’da hakim karşısında: 5 yıla kadar ceza isteniyor, published in BirGün newspaper on October 30, 2026.

Arı, who will appear before the judge on the 29th day of his detention, is to be tried at the Ankara 32nd Criminal Court of First Instance. The hearing will begin at 11.45 am.UP TO FIVE YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT SOUGHTArı faces charges of “Insult and Publicly Disseminating Misleading Information” and “Insult via an Audio, Written or Visual Message”, for which a prison sentence of up to five years is being sought, according to the indictment.HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WHEN HE WENT TO GIVE A STATEMENTİsmail Arı, who was taken into custody at the Ankara Police Headquarters after going there of his own accord to give a statement following a complaint by Ebubekir Şahin, was remanded in custody by the magistrate on 21 October.Following the remand decision, Arı stated: “The judge didn’t even listen; he cut off the lawyers’ words. They’re sending me back to prison yet again for a crime that doesn’t even carry a custodial sentence.”Our reporter, İsmail Arı, was transferred after his detention to cell A10 at Sincan No. 2 L-Type Closed Prison, where he had previously spent 75 days.ARRESTED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE SAME YEAROur reporter, İsmail Arı, was taken into custody on the night of Saturday 21 March 2026 in Tokat, where he was visiting his wife’s family, as part of an investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office; he was taken to Ankara and remanded in custody the following day.Arı, who was held at Sincan Prison for 75 days, was released on 5 June at the hearing, despite the prosecutor’s request to ‘continue detention’, and without any conditions of judicial supervision being imposed.Note: This article is translated from the original article titled Gazeteci İsmail Arı 19 Kasım’da hakim karşısında: 5 yıla kadar ceza isteniyor, published in BirGün newspaper on October 30, 2026.

Arı faces charges of “Insult and Publicly Disseminating Misleading Information” and “Insult via an Audio, Written or Visual Message”, for which a prison sentence of up to five years is being sought, according to the indictment.HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WHEN HE WENT TO GIVE A STATEMENTİsmail Arı, who was taken into custody at the Ankara Police Headquarters after going there of his own accord to give a statement following a complaint by Ebubekir Şahin, was remanded in custody by the magistrate on 21 October.Following the remand decision, Arı stated: “The judge didn’t even listen; he cut off the lawyers’ words. They’re sending me back to prison yet again for a crime that doesn’t even carry a custodial sentence.”Our reporter, İsmail Arı, was transferred after his detention to cell A10 at Sincan No. 2 L-Type Closed Prison, where he had previously spent 75 days.ARRESTED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE SAME YEAROur reporter, İsmail Arı, was taken into custody on the night of Saturday 21 March 2026 in Tokat, where he was visiting his wife’s family, as part of an investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office; he was taken to Ankara and remanded in custody the following day.Arı, who was held at Sincan Prison for 75 days, was released on 5 June at the hearing, despite the prosecutor’s request to ‘continue detention’, and without any conditions of judicial supervision being imposed.Note: This article is translated from the original article titled Gazeteci İsmail Arı 19 Kasım’da hakim karşısında: 5 yıla kadar ceza isteniyor, published in BirGün newspaper on October 30, 2026.

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