MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to Mezopotamya Agency
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Mezopotamya Ajansı
CITY
Gaziantep
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
01/10/2020
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

The Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) has blocked access to the web address mezopotamyaajansi22.com, where the Mezopotamya Agency has been publishing news. When users try to access the website from Turkey, they see a blue page with the following message in Turkish and English: “The protection measure has been taken for this website (mezopotamyaajansi22.com) according to decision nr. 2020/5419 D.İş dated 30/09/2020 of the ‘Gaziantep 2nd Criminal Peace Judgeship’ has been implemented by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority” (October 1).