Journalist Oya Lale Özan Arslan was detained on 4 September 2026 as part of an investigation conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, reportedly in connection with her social media and YouTube broadcasts. Digital materials were confiscated during a search of her home. She was charged with “publicly disseminating misleading information” and “making propaganda for a terrorist organisation.” In her statement to the prosecutor, Arslan said that she continued her journalistic activities through YouTube and denied the charges. Following the prosecutorial proceedings, she was referred to the Criminal Judgeship of Peace with a request for her arrest and was arrested the same day.