Turkish journalist arrested over 'misleading information' after ex-media watchdog chief's complaint
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A BirGün reporter, İsmail Arı, gave testimony in an investigation launched after a complaint by former RTÜK (Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council) Chairman Ebubekir Şahin. The prosecutor requested Arı's arrest on charges of "publicly spreading misleading information."