MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Journalist Özer Akdemir put on trial over “unauthorized photo”
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Özer Akdemir
CITY
İzmir
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2021
LAST UPDATED
26/03/2021
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
Criminal Courts
Decision of acquittal
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code

As part of the lawsuit filed into the photograph used in the news report “Mine workers in the grip of silicosis” (Silikozisin pençesindeki maden işçileri) dated March 24, 2019, journalist Özer Akdemir gave his statement upon instruction at the 15th Criminal Court of First Instance at İzmir Bayraklı Courthouse. The statement of the journalist will be sent to the Çine Criminal Court of First Instance (February 10).

At the hearing held on March 26, 2021, Özer was acquitted (March 26).