Journalist Hakan Tosun's sister: Who is behind those who did this?

Friends and family of journalist Hakan Tosun, who was not heard from for a while in Esenyurt, Istanbul, but was later found to be in intensive care after being beaten, made a statement in front of Çam Sakura State Hospital where he is receiving treatment.

Hakan Tosun's sister, Öznur Tosun, reacted strongly to the hospital and the police. Tosun stated that she was unaware of the rumors that two people had been arrested and asked questions about what had happened.

Tosun's statement is as follows:

"There's talk that two people were arrested. We, as the family, haven't received any information. We haven't received any feedback regarding this investigation. Why wasn't his family notified for 27 hours? He's not a citizen without an ID. Why wasn't his fingerprints scanned, why wasn't his face scanned? Perhaps you didn't take any action against my brother for 27 hours. Someone should prove this to me. Why didn't the police inform the family? He wasn't unattended without an ID. Whoever did what they did should explain it to me. Two people were arrested, and I wasn't informed about this. I don't know his current situation because we don't believe it. When we arrived here, Hakan Tosun, who had been in the emergency intensive care unit for 27 hours, was moved to the intensive care unit. He was a citizen without a single criminal record. Who is behind these people? Who are you trying to cover up? Everyone has to explain this. The people here won't harm anyone. You must get those police officers onto the streets so they don't die. There have been 50 police officers here for the past two or three days. Who is behind these people? As a brother, I want to get the answers to these questions."

"ISN'T THE FATE OF JOURNALISTS TO BE KILLED?"

Journalist Eylül Deniz also made a statement, saying, "I know Hakan from Akbelen. Hakan is someone who made a news story with 100 lira in his pocket. As journalists, we work under very difficult conditions. And under these circumstances, Hakan is a friend of ours who stands tall with honor. Is the life of a journalist from this country so cheap? Our friend was beaten to death in the middle of the street. We know this scenario from Musa Anter, Metin Göktepe, and Hrant Dink. Don't think Hakan Tosun is unprotected. A publicly known journalist is beaten to death in the middle of the street. Where is this country heading? The fate of journalists is not to be killed. This was not the fate of Hakan Tosun either."

Source: News Center