I don’t think you have the right attitude toward the human element of these cases even on a charitable read of your comment. Have you ever been wrongly imprisoned? Do you think being wrongly imprisoned, even if you are ultimately released, would have no psychological or social effect on you as a person? As someone who has lived as a white person in the US and as a minority elsewhere, I assure you, being treated with suspicion until proven otherwise is not anywhere close to as innocuous as you seem to think.

Yes, it absolutely was a thing and I think in some places may still be a thing (or recommended by older generations)

Based on the logo on the bottom right, I think the Turkish news service Anadolu Ajansi. https://www.aa.com.tr/en

This was a long read but really worth it. Thanks Philip!