MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Dismissal of Faik Akgün
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Faik Akgün
CITY
Elazığ
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
13/01/2022
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Print Media
Newspaper
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Chief Editor
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Third-Party Interference
Termination of the Employment Contract

Faik Akgün, the managing editor of Günışığı Newspaper in Elazığ, was removed from office. The newspaper reported on the death of medical student Enes Kara, who took his life due to the concerns about the future he had and the pressure he faced at the dorm of a religious community where he was forced to stay by his family. The news report titled “He was unable to withstand the religious community’s pressure” was also removed from the website (January 13).