MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to BirGün newspaper’s news report
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
BirGün
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
29/09/2021
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 LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Law on Regulating Broadcasting (Publication) in the Internet and Fighting Against Crimes Committed by Means of Such Broadcasting
Art. 9

With the decision of the İstanbul Anadolu 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace, an access block was imposed on the BirGün newspaper’s news report titled “AKP’s İstanbul Metropolitan Municipal Council Member is a Tender Hunter”, which was published on September 21 (September 29).