MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to news report on FinCEN Files – BirGün newspaper
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
BirGün
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
02/10/2020
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

According to EngelliWeb’s post, on the grounds of violation of personal rights, the İstanbul Anadolu 1st Criminal Peace Judgeship has imposed an access block on the news report “FinCEN files: Politicians in Turkey bribed at least 800 million dollars” published on the online edition of daily BirGün with its order no. 2020/6052 and dated October 2, 2020 (October 2).