MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Attack on Gökhan Balcı
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Gökhan Balcı
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
16/07/2020
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Print Media
Newspaper
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
The Owner (Person) of the Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Physical Interference

Gökhan Balcı, the owner of Yurtta Haber (News in the country) newspaper published in İstanbul, Çekmeköy, was intercepted after leaving his house. An unidentified person in mask got out of a car and pointed a gun at Balcı (July 16).