FEBAYDER spokesperson Asst. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Şahin says that they became the first victims of the urban transformation projects and adds, “Unfortunately, when this started to happen here, the proceedings weren’t very clear and it was difficult to find ways to struggle against this. Now, everyone knows everything”.
Denizcan Abay has experienced the oppression suffered by journalists in Turkey through the penalties received by her father, Necati Abay. The elder Abay took refuge in Germany in 2012, after receiving a prison sentence for reporting he had done.