Murat Sancak, chief executive officer of the pro-government Star Media Group, was attacked on Thursday by unidentified gunmen while in his car in the Hadımköy neighborhood of İstanbul.
Unidentified assailants opened fire on the car that Sancak was in, news reports said. Several bullets hit the car. Sancak and his bodyguards were unharmed.
Police teams were sent to the area to investigate after the incident. Report Zaman
The Turkish Journalists’ Association (TTGC in a statement condemned the attack on Sancak. It was pointed out in the statement that recent acts of terrorism in the country are also targeting journalists and media groups and that the attacks aim to disrupt the peace in Turkey. The TGC also called on the authorities to find the perpetrators and emphasized that the organization is always against these kind of attacks.