On May 19, correspondent Gökmen Ulu and editor-in-chief in charge of the daily's website Medha Olgun were detained in an operation launched into Sözcü daily employees and its owner Burak Akbay as part of the investigation into "FETÖ (Fethullahist Terrorist Organization).
Sözcü gazetesinin muhabiri Gökmen Ulu ve gazetenin internet sitesinin yayın yönetmeni Mediha Olgun 19 Mayıs'ta 'FETÖ' operasyonu kapsamında gözaltına alınmıştı