MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Lawsuit against arrested journalist Öznur Değer
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Öznur Değer
CITY
Ankara
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2022
LAST UPDATED
05/01/2023
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
Approval of the indictment and initiating the prosecution
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Penal Code
Art. 265

Facing an investigation launched on December 19, 2022 and conducted by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, arrested JinNews reporter Öznur Değer was put on trial for “resisting to prevent the fulfilment of duty” (as per the Article 265 of the Turkish Penal Code – TCK) and “violating the Law no. 2911 on Meetings and Demonstrations”. The indictment was accepted by the Ankara 18th Court of First Instance on January 5, 2023. The first hearing will be held on May 8, 2023 (January 5).