Ahmet Şık's wife, Yonca Şık, testified
Yonca Verdioğlu Şık, wife of TİP Istanbul Deputy Ahmet Şık, was summoned to testify within the scope of the investigation carried out on allegations of espionage.
Quick Look
- Yonca Verdioğlu Şık, wife of TİP Istanbul Deputy Ahmet Şık, was detained and referred to the courthouse within the scope of an investigation carried out on the allegation of "political or military espionage".
- TİP stated that the allegations do not reflect the truth.
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Why It Matters
Yonca Verdioğlu Şık is the wife of TİP Istanbul Deputy Ahmet Şık. The investigation is being carried out on allegations of political or military espionage.
The statement of Yonca Verdioğlu Şık, wife of TİP Istanbul Deputy Ahmet Şık, was taken within the scope of the investigation carried out against her on the allegation of "political or military espionage".
Police teams went to the Şık couple's house in Beyoğlu in the morning. Yonca Şık was taken from her home, first for a medical check-up, and then to the courthouse, within the scope of the political and military espionage investigation carried out against her.
Şık will give a statement to the prosecutor conducting the investigation.
A post was made on TİP's social media account regarding the detention of Yonca Şık. In the statement, they reacted to the investigation carried out against Şık and argued that the allegations were unreal.
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.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
It is expected that Yonca Verdioğlu Şık will be referred to the court after her statement to the prosecutor's office.
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Open Questions
- What are the concrete reasons for the investigation?
- How long will the detention process last?
