"Reporter Emrah Cakmak and cameraman Halil Kahraman were on air covering the aftermath of a strike, including civilians emerging from bomb shelters, just outside the IDF's Kirya military headquarters, when officers approached the pair and cut the report short. Footage showed security personnel moving in on the journalists during the live broadcast."
"According to an update posted by CNN Turk, a regional affiliate of the U.S. cable news network, the two staffers were subsequently arrested and their cell phones confiscated. The Times of Israel further reported that when the officers ordered the journalists to identify themselves, the reporters presented expired press ID cards and were then detained."
"In a message relayed after the arrest, Kahraman contacted Murat Yanc, head of the Demiroren Media TV Group that licenses the brand, using a phone he had obtained with permission. He said they were in good health, but confirmed their devices had been taken and that they were being held in custody."
Two CNN Turk journalists, reporter Emrah Cakmak and cameraman Halil Kahraman, were detained by Israeli security forces in Tel Aviv while broadcasting live coverage of Iran's missile attacks on the city. The officers approached the pair as they reported on civilians emerging from bomb shelters near IDF's Kirya military headquarters and halted their transmission. The journalists presented expired press ID cards when ordered to identify themselves, leading to their arrest. Their cell phones were confiscated, though Kahraman later contacted his supervisor using an authorized phone to confirm both were in good health and in custody. The detentions occurred amid heightened security alerts across Israel following Iranian missile strikes.
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