MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news on Ajansspor columnist Atilla Türker’s allegations – T24
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
T24
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
25/08/2021
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

Ajansspor columnist Atilla Türker wrote that Turkish Football Federation’s Dispute Resolution Board Chair Celal Candan is also the Vice Director General for Credit, Risk, Settlement and Legal Affairs at Halkbank and commented on the file of Oğulcan Çağlayan between Çaykur Rizespor and Galatasaray clubs. The İstanbul 4th Criminal Judgeship of Peace has imposed an access block on the related article and the news reports about the issue. According to the Freedom of Expression Association, the court decision no. 2021/4423, which has been given on the grounds of “violation of personal rights”, has affected the websites of ABC Newspaper, T24 and Ajansspor (August 25).