Journalist with Germany's Deutsche Welle detained in Turkey


The logo of German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle is pictured in Berlin, Germany, January 30, 2020. Picture taken January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

FRANKFURT, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Turkish ⁠authorities have detained a correspondent of German state-backed ⁠international broadcaster Deutsche Welle in Ankara, accusing him ‌of "disseminating misleading information" and "insulting the president".

Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said in a statement late on Thursday it detained Alican Uludag and ​launched a criminal investigation based on some ⁠of his social media ⁠posts. He will be brought before prosecutors on Friday.

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