MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Censorship on Diken’s news on “Sivas Governor”
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
diken.com.tr
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
22/07/2022
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

With its decision dated July 22, 2022 and numbered 2022/1851, the Sivas 2nd Criminal Judgeship of Peace ruled that Diken news website’s news report about the complaint submitted against Sivas Governor Yılmaz Şimşek to the Interior Ministry on the grounds that he had illegal ties to the İzmir-based Sintan Inc. should be deleted on the grounds of violation of personality rights (July 22).