MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news article published in cumhuriyet.com.tr
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
17/09/2020
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

According to Engelliweb’s post, access block order was imposed on the news article entitled “Test kiti alınan şirketin sahibi yasaklı, CEO’su AKPli çıktı” (The owner of the company, whose test kit was purchased, was banned, its CEO turned out to be pro-AKP) published in cumhuriyet.com.tr.  The access to news articles was blocked with the decision dated 15 September with the decision numbered 2020/3738 by the 3rd Criminal Peace Judgeship of Istanbul on the grounds of violation of personal rights (17 September).