MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news articles about allegations of fraud associated with former AKP deputy – sozcu.com.tr
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Sözcü Daily Newspaper
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
11/09/2020
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 articles about allegations of fraud associated with former AKP deputy published in sozcu.com.tr, SoL gazete and ileri haber. The access to news articles was blocked with the decision dated 11 September with the decision numbered 2020/153 by the Access Providers’ Association (11 September).