MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Investigation against Pelin Ünker
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Pelin Ünker
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
06/01/2021
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
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
Opening a criminal investigation

Upon the complaint of Aktifbank, an investigation has been launched against journalist Pelin Ünker and Deutsche Welle (DW) manager Peter Limbourg over a news report titled “Accusation from US Banks” (ABD Bankalarından Suçlama) and published on September 21, 2020. Ünker gave her statement at the İstanbul Security Directorate’s Department for Combating Financial Crimes (January 6).