MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news on counsel’s fees received by President Erdoğan’s attorney for the lawsuits that he filed – Cumhuriyet newspaper
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Cumhuriyet Newspaper
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
21/01/2021
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

The İstanbul Anadolu 4th Criminal Judgeship of Peace has imposed an access block on the news reports covering the statements of CHP Mersin MP Ali Mahir Başarır, especially about the counsel’s fees received by President Erdoğan’s attorney Ahmet Özel for the lawsuits that he filed. According to Engelli Web’s post, the decision no. 2021/495 handed down due to “violation of personal rights” affected the websites of Cumhuriyet, T24 and KRT (January 21).