MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to some news on Bilal Erdoğan reported since 2014 – T24
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
T24
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
28/05/2021
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 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace has imposed an access block on the news reports regarding President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son Bilal Erdoğan. According to the Freedom of Expression Association, the related access block has affected the news published on Sözcü, OdaTV and T24 news websites since 2014. The news stories were reportedly about a tender being granted to Bilal Erdoğan’s friend and the International Transparency Organization’s request for Bilal Erdoğan’s financial disclosure (May 28).