The targeting and intimidation operations carried out by the Erdogan regime against its opponents continue violating international law. Abdurrahman Şimşek, the “special intelligence chief close to MIT” of the Sabah newspaper, targeted journalist Cevheri Güven and shared the location of the house where he lived with his family. The newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Mehmet Barlas, praised the news, which is an intelligence document, as a “journalistic success”.
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Journalist Cevheri Güven, whose personal Youtube channel is watched by hundreds of thousands, was targeted by the pro-government Sabah newspaper. The news written by Abdurrahman Şimşek, known as the “MIT journalist” because of his proximity to the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), gave the address of Güven’s home where he lives in Germany. In the spotlight, “Cevheri Güven and the luxurious duplex house where he lives in Germany is revealed for the first time.” and also included secretly taken photos of Güven’s residence and of himself in Germany
Mehmet Barlas, the editor-in-chief of Sabah, also devoted part of his column to the activities of the “Special Intelligence” unit and the targeting of journalist Cevheri Güven, “Sabah Newspaper has achieved an important journalistic success.” and carried it to his corner with this statements.
Journalist Cevheri Güven, in his reaction to Sabah’s news, used the words “What is Hakan Fidan trying to do”.
Journalist Can Dündar commented the subject on the ’We are Free‘ YouTube channel, ’The Palace’s intelligence secretly photographs the house of Cevheri Güven, who reveals the dirty laundry of the government, and places it on the target board through the Sabah Newspaper,’ he said.
The writer of the Korkusuz newspaper Can Ataklı also reacted sharply to the fact that the reporters of the Sabah newspaper secretly filmed the house of journalist Cevheri Güven. Ataklı, who evaluated the subject on his personal YouTube channel commented; “Oh boy, boy, soft in the head; Instead of spending so much time catching a man, for example, do a little research on Zehra Taşkesenlioğlu, her husband, her brother, all your rotten issues, those who do the stock market transactions within the AKP, and the circles within the AKP.”
Many journalists reacted to making journalist Cevheri Güven an open target with intelligence.