Blocking access to Mehmet Yılmaz’s article

RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION

Mehmet Y. Yılmaz

CITY

İstanbul

YEAR OF INTERFERENCE

2019

LAST UPDATED

02/10/2019

TYPE OF STATEMENT

Political

MEDIUM

Internet

Internet News Portal

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

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

Istanbul Anatolia 4th Criminal Peace Judgeships banned access to the article titled, “Binali Bey, give the secret, take my vote!’ by Mehmet Y. Yılmaz on the T24 news site in result of the request of former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım. Apart from this news, access to many news and articles related to the renewed Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality election were banned (June 23).