MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Arrest of Net News Ageny reporter Emre Orman
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Emre Orman
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
13/02/2020
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
News Agency
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 Peace Judgeships
Issuing an arrest warrant
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Anti-Terror Law
Art. 7/2

Net News Agency reporter Emre Orman was arrested on October 24, 2019 for allegedly “propagandasing for a terrorist organization” due to the his social media posts

Orman was released on October 31 as a result of the objection to his detention by his lawyers.

Orman was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months and 22 days of imprisonment for “propagandizing for a terrorist organisation” at the first hearing held on February 13, 2020 at the 34th High Criminal Court of İstanbul. The pronouncement of the judgement was deferred (13 February).