MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news regarding the case of Duygu Delen – BirGün
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
BirGün
CITY
Gaziantep
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
05/09/2020
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Criminal Peace Judgeships
Decision to block access
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Law on Regulating Broadcasting (Publication) in the Internet and Fighting Against Crimes Committed by Means of Such Broadcasting

According to the Engelliweb’s post, access block was imposed on the news articles regarding Duygu Delen (17), who suspiciously lost her life after falling off her previous boyfriend Mehmet K.’s house on the 4th floor in Gaziantep province, published in soL news portal, Evrensel, Birgün, Yeniçağ and İleri news portal. The access to news articles was blocked with the decision dated 2 September 2020 and numbered 2020/4883 by the 3rd Criminal Peace Judgeship of Gaziantep (5 September).