MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to Cumhuriyet newspaper’s news report
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
24/03/2022
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 5th Criminal Judgeship of Peace, an access block has been imposed on daily Cumhuriyet’s news report titled “Criminal complaint against Gaziantep Governor’s Office: Network of corruption and bribery revealed” and published on March 15, 2022 (March 24).