ATR journalist detained in Turkey at request of Russia

SEVHIL MUSAEVA, ROMAN PETRENKO – FRIDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2022, 14:07

Turkish law enforcement officers detained Gulsum Halilova, a Crimean Tatar TV channel journalist, in Istanbul at the request of Russia.

Source: Halilova in a comment for Ukrainska Pravda, Ayder Muzhdabaev, Deputy Director General of Crimean Tatar ATR TV channel, on Facebook

Details: Halilova reported to Ukrainska Pravda that she was detained for 17 hours at the request of Russia, allegedly because of the entry ban.

At the moment, the decision is being made to ban the journalist from entering Turkey.

Quote from Muzhdabaev: "Shame on the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Turkey!

Hulsum Halilova, a well-known Ukrainian Crimean Tatar journalist and TV presenter, was detained in Istanbul at the request of Russian special services."

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