MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news on Wushu athlete – BirGün newspaper
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
BirGün
CITY
Sakarya
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
29/01/2021
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

On the grounds of “violation of personal rights”, an access block has been imposed on BirGün website’s news report about Wushu athlete Elif Akyüz, whose father is the Vice Chair of Wushu Kung Fu Federation of Turkey and whose mother is the trainer of the national team. According to Engelli Web’s post, the access block has been imposed as per the Sakarya 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace decision no. 2021/296 (January 29).