Journalist Faruk Arhan is in trial for "degrading the state of the Turkish Republic, the Turkish nation, and the organs and institutions of the state”

Journalist Faruk Arhan is in trial for “degrading the state of the Turkish Republic, the Turkish nation, and the organs and institutions of the state”

RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION

Faruk Arhan

CITY

İstanbul

YEAR OF INTERFERENCE

2018

LAST UPDATED

13/05/2019

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

Criminal Courts

Suspension of the execution of the sentences of imprisonment

THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE

Turkish Penal Code

Art. 301

The Istanbul 59th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced Journalist Faruk Arhan to 6 months and 7 days of imprisonment for “degrading the state of the Turkish Republic, the Turkish nation, and the organs and institutions of the state” through his social media posts on October 9, 2018. The prison sentence was suspended.