MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Ahmet Güneş – lawsuit due to social media post
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Ahmet Güneş
CITY
İstanbul
LAST UPDATED
10/10/2023
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Social Media Account
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Journalist
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Criminal Courts
Approval of the indictment and initiating the prosecution
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Anti-Terror Law
Art. 7/2

Yeni Yaşam newspaper writer Ahmet Güneş was called to testify due to the news he shared on his social media account regarding the allegations that the Turkish Armed Forces used chemical weapons. He was released after his statement (May 17).

A lawsuit was filed against Güneş. The first hearing will be held at the Istanbul 25th High Criminal Court on October 10, 2023 (July 14).

The first hearing of the case in which Güneş was tried on the charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” (TMK 7/2) was held on 10 October 2023 at the Istanbul 25th High Criminal Court. The case was postponed until January 11, 2024 (October 10).