MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to Mezopotamya Agency
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Mezopotamya Ajansı
CITY
Kayseri
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
22/02/2021
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
News Agency
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

An access block has been imposed on Mezopotamya Agency’s internet address “mezopotamyaajansi27.com” by the Kayseri 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace. The related decision of the court read, “mezopotamyaajansi27.com has been blocked by the decision dated 22/02/2021 and numbered 2021/963 D.İş of Kayseri 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace” (February 22).