The journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy

On March 23, early in the morning, the police, Yasin Akgül came to the door in Istanbul – the children were still in bed. A few hours ago, the Turkish photojournalist returned home from covering anti-government protests. Now he was the person who was asked.

“I went to the door and saw that there were a lot of policemen,” he says. “They decided to arrest him, but they did not give me any information. My son was awake and I could not say what happened.”

Akgül, 35, 35, AFP news agency with a photojournalist with a photojournalist – the war saw more than the ruled Iraq, which was ruled from Syria. In Turkey, he was beaten by police, including police, including in the world peace day, including the picture, and “repeatedly”.

However, it was a first to be arrested in the house.

“He fell on a cold house,” he said. “I saw a lot of violence in the protests and saw tear gas, but I had a police in my house, and I am more afraid.”

Akgül was one of the seven journalists arrested in dawn raids. All of the city’s opposition mayor, Akram imamoglu’s arrest in the arrest of the arrest – Turkey’s main political opponent of Turkey’s long-term leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Protesters say that the arrest of the mayor’s arrest on charges against corruption is a politically motivated – the country’s attempt to end the next president.

Authorities banned the protests, but could not stop them.

Akgül faces the accusation of “participation in illegal rallies and marches.” He says that the goal is clear – others have been more than a decade to take pictures of the greatest riots in Turkey and stop others.

He was in thickness – gas mask – when he pulls the best images of the night.

Its pictures, a cheat-astery (dance mystical), a man dressed in a pepper sprayed man by riot police, wore a battle footage for the Turkish spirit around the world before going behind the sticks.

“This message belongs to all journalists,” he says. “Don’t pull (don’t take pictures), don’t talk, don’t make a movie. Other journalists are afraid that if they return to the field, you can face the same thing.” The International News Agency, AFP, thinks that this message raises this message.

Taken and understood.

“After the arrest, many free journalists could not fire the next day. Everyone was afraid,” he said, and he sat in his house with his wife.

The three-year-old daughter, Ipek, lay on the couch by holding his father’s hand. Their son of Hope, eight, eaves wearing a hat and glasses of harry pottery.

Akgül believes that the arrests were carefully selected – experienced photojournalists among them. “They are trying to get out of the front line,” he says.

Abundant friends – counterpart journalists – they have already taken out themselves or faced with charges or feared.

So far, the family is very likely to be divided by courts. The government said the judicial system is independent. Human rights teams say judges are political control, the year of Turkish democracy, a year.

President Erdogan – those who have many faithful supporters – the power of power keeps a solid grip. He says protests accuse the opposition of the “Street Terrorism” and “Violence Movement”. Predicted the demonstrations.

Maybe. Maybe not.

Yasin Akgül, as released from prison on March 27, BBC’s sign company was deported from Istanbul after 17 hours in prison. He was given documents that say that he was “threat to public order.”

Authorities then said – BBC reported the story – he said he was deported because he did not exit the accreditation.

This is not just the risk of journalists. One of the mayor’s lawyers was caught shortly in the “for fictitious reasons”, according to a social media post, was sent from the camera from the camera to the Imamoglu’s high security prison.

Fights your legal team, but they also feel cold.

“The right of a defense is the sacredness. This lawyer says that the adviser of both lawyers, lawyers and the mayor’s advisor.

“Nobody is worried, to be honest, to be honest,” we say, “We still have a debt for the democracy and the rule of law.”

Where does Turkish democracy stand now? Some of these are afraid of the last gas.

Protests in the last two weeks or more – March 19 – about 2000 people were detained according to the Turkish Interior Ministry.

Most of them are students and generation members, Erdogan – Turkey has already known the 22nd anniversary of the leader of the leader. It sends another message to arrest them.

“It is a great warning to young people, a high and clear warning – not involved.”

He says the government, the Mayor of the Main Opposition Party here, not the People’s Party (CHP), not any quarter (CHP), “Lashes in all directions of the understandable opposition.”

“State bodies are under threat,” he says. “If they speak and use their voices with authority, there is an attempt to drown them immediately.”

It is expected that the coming months continue to restrict protests and see “invisible to them.”

The government will not have difficulty taking into account the widespread control of the media. Great demonstrations kept so far did not lead the newsletters in the state television and pro-government places, and when the protesters were called a terrorist.

The latest rally – last weekend – Attracted at least a few hundred thousand people. The opposition claims to participate in more than two million people.

Some families brought several generations to hear calls on a change under a hot sun. We saw the presence of the usual heavy police, but this time there was no tear gas or rubber bullets. This rally was not banned.

Among the traffic jams, there was still time, we met 32, 32, who said that democracy came to defend. We do not want a surname – many protesters prefer not to give themselves. Said to be concerned about the risk of detention.

“Police collect students and women and people who work us,” he said.

“So we are all in danger. But we must stand up. We are the only choice. If we don’t just do anything, the battle is already lost.”

The opposition promises to promise protests and its campaign to continue on the streets. Precius for the presidential elections arising from 2028.

Opposition surts claim that President Erdogan will defeat Imamoglu – was released from prison and can run as a candidate.

The president himself should not be able to work – it has assumptions where he can try to change the Constitution here – as in his second term.

The opposition insists on the weekly protests from today. If so, it seems confident that the arrests will continue.

Yasin Akgül’s work is not known if he will go to court, but the charges remain against him. Despite danger, here hopes to tell the story.

“Someone should do this”, “and I think I’m one of those people.”