

During #Erdogan-Merkel joint presser in #Germany today, accredited journalist Adil Yiğit was escorted by security from briefing for simply wearing a shirt that says #Freedom for Journalists in #Turkey. pic.twitter.com/0iym4qM5cy — Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) September 28, 2018 He works for the Turkish-language Avrupa Postasi media outlet based in Germany that describes itself as “free-thinking.” Following the incident he was interviewed by Germany’s Die Zeit newspaper. “It was not my first time at a press conference in Germany with high-level Turkish politicians,” he said, explaining he twice has covered former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutglu and twice with Erdogan. Held des Tages ist Adil Yigit, Journalist mit T-Shirt „Freiheit für Journalisten“ & „Pressefreiheit für Journalisten in der Türkei“ in der #Pressekonferenz von #Merkel & #Erdogan #FreeThemAll #Pressefreiheit pic.twitter.com/bkyQoK1ljD — Sevim Dagdelen, MdB (@SevimDagdelen) September 28, 2018 “I was never allowed to ask a question,” Yigit said. “This time I wanted at the very least to try in this way.” He was later taken out of the hall after removing his sweater that revealed the T-shirt. He said German security at the event deemed it to be “politically motivated.” The 60-year-old lives in Hamburg.

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