The Andiç scandal is the leaking of information to incriminate prominent journalists of an alleged cooperation with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
[1][2][3][4] The document falsely claimed to include statements by Şemdin Sakık, one of the members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and caught in 1998 by the authorities.
According to the false document sent by Çevik Bir and Erol Özkasnak, Sakık's testimony claimed that some journalists and non-governmental organizations "supported the PKK in exchange for money".
Some media bosses, especially Sabah newspaper owner Dinç Bilgin, dismissed the aforementioned journalists.
[1][2][6] While the writings of Cengiz Çandar were stopped; Mehmet Ali Birand was kicked out of Sabah and the broadcast of the 32nd Day program on Show TV was suspended.