MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news articles on the land used by Medipol Hospital – Cumhuriyet Newpaper
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
05/09/2020
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 was imposed on the news published in the online editions of BirGün, Cumhuriyet and Yeniçağ newspapers regarding the land which was donated under the condition that a school is built in Üsküdar, but used as a parking lot by the Medipol Hospital founded by the Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca, with the decision dated 20 August 2020 and numbered 2020/3433 of the 5th Criminal Peace Judgeship of Istanbul on the grounds of violation of personal rights (5 September).