Reports during the period from Stephen’s detainment to have him forcefully leave the country alleging he was tasked with “distributing HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party) leaflets”, “British spy” appeared in media. Stephen’s response to these is as follows:
Stephenson’un gözaltına alınmasından ülkeden ayrılmak zorunda bırakılmasına dek geçen süreçte hakkında “HDP bildirisi dağıtan”, “İngiliz ajan” gibi ifadeler içeren haberler yayınlandı. Stephenson’un bunlara cevabı şöyle: