Turkish prosecutors are seeking a jail term of up to five years for a prominent female journalist arrested over a tweet suggesting a cover-up in a corruption scandal that shook the government, media reported on Saturday.

Turkish prosecutors are seeking a jail term of up to five years for a prominent female journalist arrested over a tweet suggesting a cover-up in a corruption scandal that shook the government, media reported on Saturday.

Sedef Kabas, a broadcast journalist and anchorwoman, has been charged with "targeting public servants tasked with fighting against terrorism," the Dogan news agency reported.

"As understood from the content of the tweet, it is clear, without any doubt, that Kabas threatened the plaintiff... and tried to discredit him," Dogan reported, quoting from the indictment.

Police detained Kabas last month after raiding her home in an upscale neighborhood on the Asian side of Istanbul, taking away her laptop, iPad and cell phone.