MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to Çiğdem Toker’s articles – Sözcü newspaper
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Sözcü Daily Newspaper
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
29/11/2021
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

Çiğdem Toker, a columnist for daily Sözcü, announced that an access block was imposed on her article regarding the Kocaeli tram line. Toker indicated that 118 news reports published in other news websites by citing her article were blocked to access as well (November 29).