MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Six news reports on “corruption” censored
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
BirGün
CITY
İstanbul
LAST UPDATED
21/12/2023
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
MEDIUM
Internet
Internet News Portal
THE TITLE OF WHOSE RIGHT IS INTERFERED
Media Outlet
RIGHTS GUARANTEED UNDER THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Right to Impart Information and Ideas
TYPE OF INTERFERENCE
Judicial Interference
Criminal Peace Judgeships
Decision to block access
THE LEGAL GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE
Turkish Civil Code
Art. 24

Istanbul 6th Criminal Judicature of Peace imposed an access ban on news reports about President Erdoğan’s lawyer in the context of various irregularities on the grounds of “violation of personal rights” (Article 24 of TMK) and ordered them to be deleted. According to İFÖD, the decision, dated 2023 and numbered 2023/12626, mentions three broadcasts on Halk TV and news articles on BirGün, Gazete Duvar and Cumhuriyet websites (December 21).