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Turkish prosecutors issued a detention order for the ANKA news agency's editor-in-chief who broadcasted activity live at Incirlik Air Base during the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
The Adana Chief Public Prosecutor's Office ordered the detention of Kenan Sener, the general editorial director of ANKA News Agency, in connection with the live broadcast of footage from the vicinity of the strategic air base on Saturday.
The move widens the investigation, which had already resulted in the detention of three people earlier in the day, including the general manager and a news editor at Koza TV, a local broadcaster in Adana that had been contracted to supply footage to ANKA.
The prosecution was triggered after cameras were reported filming around Incirlik Air Base at approximately 1:10 p.m. local time on Saturday after Israel and the U.S. launched attack on Iran.
ANKA had broadcast a nearly 90-minute live stream on its YouTube channel titled "Operational activity at Incirlik Air Base," capturing movements at the facility amid the regional military escalation.
In its statement, the prosecutor's office argued that "sharing images regarding the location, security arrangements, and physical structure of military facilities and bases publicly poses a risk to national security" and that such activity "cannot be evaluated within the scope of freedom of the press and expression."
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