13 May 2025
An article published by the online edition of Sözcü newspaper about Assoc. Prof. Yasin Çetin, one of the academics who prepared the report annulling the university diploma of detained Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, was blocked from access on the grounds of “protecting national security and public order.” The report claimed that Çetin was a member of the Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA) and served as an advisor to the AKP mayor of Sakarya. The Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) announced the decision.