MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
BTK blocked access to Mezopotamya News Agency for the fourth time
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Mezopotamya Ajansı
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2018
LAST UPDATED
08/12/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
News Agency
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. 8/A

BTK blocked access to Mezopotamya News Agency for the fourth time on February 8, 2018 due to “the result of the technical examination and legal assessment”