MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access ban to Leman Cartoon Magazine’s cover
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Leman cartoon magazin
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
12/02/2020
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Other
MEDIUM
Internet
Other
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Other
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

Based on Hazal Ocak’s article pertaining the purchase of land near the Canal İstanbul Project, Leman cartoon magazine published a drawing on their cover. İstanbul 7th Penal Judgeship of Peace blocked the access to Ocak’s article alongside with LeMan’s cover and news article pulished by bianet English. The article on bianet Turkish is still accessible.