News Center- Elif Bayburt, reporter at Etkin News Agency (ETHA), was targeted by Taha Hüseyin Karagöz, reporter at pro-government Yeni Şafak daily newspaper, while she was reporting from earthquake-affected cities after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023.

On February 9, 2023, Taha Hüseyin Karagöz took Elif Bayburt’s photo and press card and shared them on social media, accusing her of making propaganda for a terrorist organization. The Istanbul 18th Civil Court of First Instance has decided Taha Hüzeyin Karagöz to pay 7,500 Turkish liras (about $235) to Elif Bayburt for targeting her on social media.