MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to BakirkoyGazetesi.com
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Bakırköy Gazetesi
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
08/10/2019
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

The website was shut down for 6 days because of its reports on “riots regarding AKP Bakirköy district”after the complaint of AK Party District President Tulin Mazlumoglu Kestane to Bakirkoy 4th Criminal Peace Judge. The site was re-launched as a result of the appeal (27 February)