MESOPOTAMIA Agency editor-in-chief Ferhat Celik was detained again in Istanbul today, immediately after being released from custody, and accused of “spreading terrorist propaganda.”

His home in the city’s Sisli district was raided by police on Tuesday evening as part of an investigation initiated by the Antep chief public prosecutor’s office.

Mr Celik was quizzed at Ferikoy police station before appearing in the Istanbul courthouse this morning, where he was asked to give a statement about stories published by the news agency between August and September 2020.