Reactions against the murder of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin continue. DİSK Basın-İş, Women Journalists Association and Human Rights Association (İHD) made a statement at İHD building in Mersin. Akdeniz Municipality Co-Mayor Nuriye Arslan, as well as many representatives of political parties and civil society organizations made the statement.

 

Speaking at the statement where the banner "We will defend journalism" was unfurled, Fatoş Sarıkaya, President of the Association of Women Journalists, stated that the truth is targeted in the person of journalists. Fatoş Sarıkaya demanded an immediate and effective investigation about the attack. 

 

Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Mersin Provincial Organization also made a statement at the party building. DEM Party Provincial Co-Chair Bedriye Kuş said: "The targeted journalists had been informing the public about the developments in the region for many years. Both journalists had been attacked many times before. In 2014, these journalists, who followed the ISIS attacks and the struggle against them from Suruç and worked at the border for days, were also subjected to judicial pressure. We condemn the murder of journalists. We call on all sensitive groups to raise their voices against these crimes against humanity. The AKP government and authorities must immediately make a statement on the issue and put an end to these crimes."

 

MOTION FOR JOURNALISTS 

 

DEM Party MP Dilan Kunt Ayan submitted a motion for the establishment of a Parliamentary Investigation Commission on the murder of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin.