
French journalist arrested in Istanbul released, he tells AFP
Wednesday, 21 January, 2026 , 15:53
Istanbul, Jan 21, 2026 (AFP) — A French journalist arrested for covering a pro-Kurdish protest in Istanbul and who was facing possible deportation has been released, he told AFP on Wednesday.
Raphael Boukandoura, 35, who has lived legally in Turkey for at least a decade and holds an official press card, was covering the protest for French daily Liberation when he was arrested on Monday evening.