MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Detention of Ömer Turan
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Ömer Turan
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2018
LAST UPDATED
07/05/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
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
Judicial Interference
Public Prosecution Offices
Taking into custody
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 125/1

Journalist Ömer Turan was detained at the bus stop on 9 January 2018 on the grounds that he did not give his deposition within the scope of an “insult” case launched by former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. He was released after giving his deposition.