The Constitutional Court, with the decision dated 1 August 2018, concluded that awarding, by the inferior court, of a compensatory amount of TRY 3,500.00 against the Mehmet Doğan due to the newspaper column, was not compatible with the requirements of a democratic society and was therefore in breach of freedom of expression and the press.
The Court has found it necessary to award the applicant a net amount of TRY 3,000.00 for non-pecuniary damages due to the violation of the applicant’s freedom of expression and freedom of the press, which could not be redressed by merely finding a violation and ordering a re-trial.
