MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access Ban – BirGün newspaper
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
BirGün
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2025
LAST UPDATED
30/11/2025
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
Interferences by the Executive Power
BTK (The Information and Communication Technologies Authority)
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
Art. 8/A

13 May 2025

A report by BirGün newspaper about Assoc. Prof. Yasin Çetin, who was involved in the process of annulling Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s university diploma, was blocked from access in Turkey on the grounds of “national security and public order.” The article alleged that Çetin had affiliations with TÜGVA and political ties. The Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) shared the court order with the public.