Yonca Verdioğlu Şık, detained in Turkey on suspicion of political or military espionage, has been taken to the Istanbul Courthouse.
Globalinfo.az reports that Turkish media outlets published the information.
According to the reports, she is the wife of Ahmet Şık, an Istanbul MP from the Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP).
According to the information, police officers came to Yonca Şık’s home in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district on November 10 and told her that an investigation was being conducted against her.
She was then detained, underwent a medical examination and was taken to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan to give testimony.
The incident also drew a protest from the Workers’ Party of Turkey. In a statement, the party criticised the detention decision and claimed it was linked to Ahmet Şık’s political activities.
TİP also said that Ahmet Şık had previously received threats. The party’s claims have not been independently confirmed.
The investigation into the accusations against Yonca Verdioğlu Şık continues.
Aliyar Khalil
Globalinfo.az
