MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news regarding the access block to news on Berat Albayrak – DW Türkçe
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Deutsche Welle Türkçe
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
09/04/2021
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

According to EngelliWeb’s post, on the grounds of violation of personal rights and as per the decision no. 2021/2357 dated April 9, 2021 of the İstanbul Anadolu 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace, an access block has been imposed on some tweets and the news reported in Diken, DW Türkçe, Evrensel and Yurt newspapers regarding the access block imposed on the news reports about the trial of journalist Pelin Ünker about her news on “Paradise Papers” upon the criminal complaint of the then Minister of Treasury and Finance Berat Albayrak, his elder brother Serhat Albayrak and Çalık Holding. The criminal judgeship of peace has also ruled that the related tweets and news reports shall be deleted.