MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Gökçer Tahincioğlu under investigation for Art. 301
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Gökçer Tahincioğlu
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2024
LAST UPDATED
30/08/2024
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Opening a criminal investigation
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 301

An investigation was launched against journalist and writer Gökçer Tahincioğlu on charges of “publicly insulting the Turkish Nation, the State of the Republic of Turkey, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the judicial organs of the State” over sharing images related to allegations that some voters had been moved to certain districts for voting during the March 31 local elections (August 30th).