International News Safety Institute

19 February 2022  |  CPJ

Güngör Arslan

Incident

Turkish journalist Güngör Arslan killed

Cause of death

Shooting

Details

Turkish journalist Güngör Arslan, publisher and news editor of local news site Ses Kocaeli, died in a hospital in the western province of Kocaeli after he was shot by an assailant in the chest and leg.

The incident took place inside his office in the city of Izmit, according to news reports. In a statement the Kocaeli governor’s office said that Turkish authorities arrested a suspect, which they identified by the initials R.Ö., apprehended a gun, and are investigating the killing.

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