MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention of journalist İbrahim Gezici
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
İbrahim Gezici
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2017
LAST UPDATED
08/05/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Social Media Account
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
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody

Journalist İbrahim Gezici was detained on 11 February 2017 at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on the grounds of his social media posts. He was released on the following day at the Kartal Courthouse with an international travel ban.