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The opposition has dubbed the prosecutor in question, who is known for his involvement in politically sensitive cases, as the ruling party’s “mobile guillotine.”

Journalists attributed the change of the prosecutor of the case to political pressure, whereas the justice minister explained the technical reasons behind it. Two journalists are now facing “disinformation” charges.

The journalists’ apprehension was part of a wider crackdown as several addresses were raided.

Journalists and press workers were detained in raids across three provinces.

Police raided the homes of Semra Turan, Delal Akyüz, Tolga Güney, Melike Aydın, and Cihan Başakçıoğlu in the early hours of the morning and detained them.

Evren, a reporter for the Kurdish-focused JINNEWS, is facing "terrorism" charges.

Şardan was arrested "publicly spreading deceptive information" because of his recent news article.

Erdinç was detained following his comments on an alleged “judiciary report” by the country’s intelligence agency.