MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Access block to the news about the block to the news about the journalist who was allegedly sexually assaulted by AKP MP Tolga Ağar and committed suicide – Medya Koridoru
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Medya Koridoru
CITY
Elazığ
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
24/03/2021
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, an access block was imposed on the news regarding the access block on the news about the journalist who had been allegedly sexually assaulted by AKP MP Tolga Ağar and committed suicide. Accordingly, the news reports published on BirGün newspaper’s online edition and Medya Koridoru website have been blocked to access by the decision of the Elazığ 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace dated March 24, 2021 and no. 2021/2326 (March 24).