MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
The case in which Idris Yılmaz is charged with “membership in a terrorist organization” and “propagandasing for a terrorist organization”
RELATED PERSON OR INSTITUTION
İdris Yılmaz
CITY
Van
YEAR OF INTERFERENCE
2019
LAST UPDATED
03/10/2019
TYPE OF STATEMENT
Political
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. 314/2

İdris Yılmaz, an imprisoned local journalistfrom the eastern province of Van, is facing another trial on terrorism-related charges of “membership in a terrorist organization”  and “propagandasing for a terrorist organization”

The allegation of terror organization membership is based on a testimony, and the propaganda charge was based on the journalist’s social media activity.