A Swedish journalist who was detained on his arrival in Turkey to cover protests over the jailing of Istanbul's mayor has been arrested on terror-related charges and insulting the president, the Turkish presidency confirmed Sunday.
Joakim Medin, who works for the Dagens ETC newspaper, "has been arrested on charges of 'membership in an armed terrorist organisation' and 'insulting the president'", the presidency said in a bulletin.
Medin was detained on Thursday when his plane landed in Turkey, Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said on social media.
In a bulletin published by its "Disinformation Combat Centre", the presidency said the journalist was "known for anti-Turkey news and his closeness to the terrorist organisation PKK," the banned Kurdish militant group.
"This arrest decision has no connection whatsoever to journalistic activities," it added.
The jailing of Medin came just hours after the authorities released the last of 11 journalists arrested in dawn raids on Monday for covering the protests, among them AFP photographer Yasin Akgul.
Turkish authorities have also deported BBC journalist Mark Lowen, who had been covering the protests, after holding him for 17 hours on Wednesday, saying he posed "a threat to public order", the broadcaster said.
In a statement Thursday, Turkey's communications directorate said Lowen had been deported "due to a lack of accreditation".