MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news and tweets on İHH’s aid to ISIS camps – BirGün
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
BirGün
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
18/06/2021
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

On the grounds of “violation of personal rights”, the İstanbul 9th and 11th Criminal Judgeships of Peace have imposed access blocks on the news and tweets about Sedat Peker’s statements alleging that the IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation sent aid to ISIS camps. According to EngelliWeb’s post, the related blocks have also affected BirGün newspaper’s website and “Kaç Saat Oldu?” (How Many Hours Have Passed?) page (June 4-11-18).