MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Lawsuit against the former grant holder, Orhan Erinç requesting compensation
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
Orhan Erinç
CITY
İstanbul
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
14/02/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Print Media
Newspaper
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
The Owner (Person) of the Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Civil Courts
Compensation decision
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Civil Code
Art. 25

The 19th Commercial Court of First Instance of İstanbul sentenced Cumhuriyet newspaper’s former grant holder Orhan Erinç and reporter Mehmet Kızmaz to pay 15 thousand TL for non-pecuniary damage due to the news article, entitled “3. Havalimanı Mezarlık Gibi”, about the working conditions and deaths of workers in the 3rd airport construction on the grounds that it allegedly damaged the reputation of the company.