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Two journalists detained as Turkey's crackdown on opposition continues
University students shout slogans during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 27, 2025

TURKEY’S crackdown on the opposition continued today as two journalists were detained in dawn raids in Istanbul.

Elif Bayburt, who works for the Etkin News Agency, and Nisa Suda Demirel, from the Evrensel news website, were the latest to be arrested in early morning sweeps that have targeted political activists, trade unionists and journalists.

“Our reporter Nisa Sude Demirel was detained by the police who came to her house at around 6am this morning,” Evrensel said in a statement. 

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