Ahmet Şık's wife, Yonca Şık, was taken into custody

Yonca Verdioğlu Şık, wife of TİP Istanbul Deputy Ahmet Şık, was detained within the scope of the investigation carried out against her on the allegation of "political or military espionage".

It was learned that Yonca Şık was detained at her home. Şık was taken to the Istanbul Palace of Justice in Çağlayan.

STATEMENT FROM TİP

A post was made on TİP's social media account regarding the detention of Yonca Şık.

In the statement, "We invite all politicians and officials, especially the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, to take immediate action against this unlawful and immoral attack on Yonca Şık, the precious wife of our Member of Parliament Ahmet Şık, and to warn and stop those who trample on our country's justice and security authorities in the strongest terms to protect their own personal fortunes." It was said.

WHO IS AHMET ŞİK?

Born in Adana in 1970, Ahmet Şık graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Journalism. Şık has worked as a reporter and photojournalist for Milliyet, Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Yeni Yüzyıl, Birgün and Radikal newspapers and Nokta magazine since 1990.