MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Can Ataklı’s trial for “insulting the President of the Republic”
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Can Ataklı
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2020
LAST UPDATED
26/08/2020
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Television
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
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 299

An investigation was launched against journalist Can Ataklı, the presenter of my TV program “Gün Başlıyor” on TELE 1 TV on the grounds of “insulting the President of the Republic” over his statements about taxes of earthquakes made on the show aired on February 26. Ataklı faces from 1 year 2 months to 4 years and 8 months of imprisonment. Journalist’s trial will begin at the Istanbul Criminal Court of First Instance (26 August).