MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news on Serhat Albayrak and Şule Albayrak – T24
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
T24
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
16/04/2021
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

Former Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak’s elder brother and Turkuvaz Media Group’s CEO Serhat Albayrak and his spouse Şule Albayrak, also a faculty member from the Marmara University Faculty of Theology, had an access block imposed on several news reports about themselves by the decision of the İstanbul Anadolu 4th Criminal Judegship of Peace.

Among the access blocked news reports were the following: “Columnists criticized the media’s attitude towards Berat Albayrak” (Köşe yazarları medyanın Berat Albayrak tutumunu eleştirdi) published on evrensel.net; “A lawsuit filed over news on Paradise Papers, journalist Pelin Ünker’s hearing adjourned” (Paradise Papers haberleri nedeniyle hakkında dava açılmıştı, Gazeteci Pelin Ünker’in duruşması ertelendi) published on T24; “A suit for damages for 200 thousand lira by Serhat Albayrak against Evrensel” (Serhat Albayrak’tan Evrensel’e 200 bin liralık dava) published on Gazete Duvar; “Albayrak is gone, ATV lashes out at the government” (Albayrak gitti ATV hükümete çattı) on Cumhuriyet; “Is Demirören Media CEO Mehmet Soysal dismissed?” (Demirören Medya CEO’su Mehmet Soysal görevden alındı mı?) on boldapp; and “A Haber targets the singers of Susamam” (A Haber Susamam şarkıcılarını hedef gösterdi) on Medya Koridoru (April 16).