Journalist Alican Uludağ has been taken into custody

DW Turkish correspondent Alican Uludağ has been taken into custody.

Uludağ announced his detention in a social media post.

DW Turkish reported that Uludağ’s lawyers have also not yet been able to contact him.

No official statement has yet been made regarding Uludağ’s detention.

Journalist Uludağ had been released on 21 May at his first court hearing, following 90 days in detention in Silivri on charges of “insulting the President”

Note: This article is translated from the original article titled Gazeteci Alican Uludağ gözaltına alındı published in BirGün newspaper on July 21, 2026.