The objection against the arrest of Esra Işık has been rejected by the Muğla 2nd Civil Court of First Instance.
Esra Işık was detained and later arrested while protesting during an expert inspection related to a lawsuit against the urgent expropriation of agricultural land around Akbelen Forest in Milas, Muğla. The objection to her arrest has been rejected by the Muğla 2nd Civil Court of First Instance.
She is one of the leading figures in the Akbelen protests. An urgent expropriation decision decision had been issued for 679 parcels of agricultural land surrounding Akbelen Forest in Milas, Muğla which will result in villagers losing their olive groves and homes. Local residents say this action is meant to expand coal mining operations run by YK Energy, a company owned by İçtaş and Limak, and they have taken the case to court.
Court-appointed panel of experts began on-site inspections in the area on March 30 under gendarmerie supervision. Following tensions that arose during the inspection, while villagers reacting the inspection experts on March 31, Esra Işık was detained that night and arrested the same day.