The boys family allege torture as the cause of death. A police officer has been detained in connection with the killing. On 8 January, Metin G ktepe, a Turkish journalist, was covering the funeral of two of the killed political prisoners when he was detained by the police. The following day, his body was found by the police, purportedly in a teagarden where the authorities claim he had collapsed after having been released. Amnesty International is sending a delegation to Turkey to look into the circumstances surrounding the death of journalist Metin G ktepe.
Investigative journalism is a dangerous profession in Turkey.
Metin G ktepe is the latest journalist to die in circumstances that strongly suggest the involvement of the security forces, the human rights organization said. Police cordoned off the area and carried out hurried burials without even allowing religious ceremonies to be performed. Hundreds of mourners, including relatives of the dead, were detained and taken to Ey p Sports Centre and to local police stations. Journalists who monitored the detentions and photographed mourners being kicked and beaten by the police were reportedly attacked by police officers who seized their films and video cassettes. Metin G ktepe.