15 July 2018•Update: 15 July 2018
By Mehmet Hatipoglu
KOMOTINI, Greece
Turkish TV broadcaster TRT staff was briefly detained in the Greek city of Alexandroupolis late Saturday.
Cameraman Ufuk Karagul, reporter Fatih Sabuncu transportation officer Metin Talu were taken in custody for doing test stream on the occasion of the second anniversary of Turkey's 2016 defeated coup.
The trio was released three and half hours later.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Sabuncu said they were detained without any reason and held in the police station without any interrogation.
"I worked in many countries, but I have not seen such a treatment in the countries you would call the worst of the world. I regret it," Sabuncu said.
Sabuncu said being exposed to such a treatment in a European country was shocking.
On July 15, Turkey will be marking the second anniversary of the defeated coup attempt which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.
According to the Turkish government, the Terrorist Organization (FETO) and its U.S.-based leader Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup.
Ankara also accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.
