KHK TV Editor Ahmet Erkan and KHK Platforms Spokesperson Münir Korkmaz Detained

Journalist Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü and KHK Platforms Spokesperson Münir Korkmaz have been detained in separate police operations in Ankara and Adana as part of an investigation led by the Osmaniye Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. Both men have been transferred to Osmaniye.

KHK TV editor and journalist Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü and KHK Platforms Spokesperson Münir Korkmaz were taken into custody during police operations carried out on the morning of Monday, November 9, 2026.

According to available information, police raided Yiğitsözlü’s home in Ankara and Korkmaz’s residence in Adana. Both men were detained in connection with an investigation conducted by the Osmaniye Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and subsequently transferred to Osmaniye.

Authorities have not yet issued an official statement explaining the grounds for the detentions, the allegations against the two individuals, or the scope of the investigation.

Who Are Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü and Münir Korkmaz?

Ahmet Erkan Yiğitsözlü is a journalist and editor at KHK TV, known for documenting the experiences of people affected by Turkey’s government decrees with the force of law (KHKs). He was previously dismissed from his position at Anadolu Agency under a KHK decree.

Münir Korkmaz is a former teacher who was dismissed from his position under Decree Law No. 675. A member of the Education and Science Workers’ Union (Eğitim Sen), Korkmaz has continued his advocacy for the rights of dismissed public employees as spokesperson for the KHK Platforms. He is also a member of the Central Executive Board of the Green Left Party.

On November 8, Korkmaz addressed the DEM Party’s Adana provincial congress, where he called for the reinstatement of dismissed KHK employees without conditions or reservations.

KHK Platforms and Opposition MP React

The Union of KHK Platforms announced that lawyers and members of parliament were closely monitoring the developments. In its statement, the organization expressed its hope that “the legal process will be conducted fairly and transparently.”

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a DEM Party member of parliament representing Kocaeli, also condemned the detentions. Describing the decision as “unacceptable,” Gergerlioğlu called on the Ministry of Justice to secure the immediate release of Yiğitsözlü and Korkmaz.

Lawyers and members of parliament are continuing to monitor the case following the transfer of the two detainees to Osmaniye. An official statement clarifying the reasons for their detention and the details of the investigation is still awaited.